Just replace old user account with the new one on the user table.


Il 21/08/2018 13:13, Stoynova, Zaharina ha scritto:
>
> Hi all,
>
> we have the following task: our Eprints archive exists and there are
> around 600 User accounts in it. Till now we have always used the local
> login and in the next 3-4 months we would like make it possible that
> our users authenticate only with Shibboleth. For all new users the
> authentication workflow is clear but for all users which have already
> account in our archive we have to find a mechanism that will make it
> possible for them to login with Shibboleth and to keep their Working
> Area and Publications in their accounts. Therefore after a successful
> first Shibboleth login we have to “map” their old user-id and their
> Shibboleth ID. We have planned the following workflow:
>
> 1.Login with Shibboleth
>
> 2.If this user with Shibboleth ID is already in our database then
> grant access to the Archive
>
> 3.Otherwise ask whether the user has a local account
>
> a.If the answer is no then create a new account
>
> b.If the answer is yes then the user has to authenticate with his
> local account (username AND password)
>
> i.If the local authentication is successful  replace the local ID,
> email and name and keep a link to the local id (for further reference)
>
> ii.If the local authentication is not successful go to 3.
>
> Has someone better suggestions? Has someone already “mapped” local
> against Shibboleth accounts?
>
> Thank you very much in advance!
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Zaharina Stoynova
>
>
>
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