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| -rw-r--r-- | app/views/profiles/accounts/show.html.haml | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | app/views/shared/_group_form.html.haml | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | changelogs/unreleased/mk-clarify-moving-namespaces.yml | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/user/group/index.md | 21 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/user/profile/index.md | 23 |
5 files changed, 52 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/app/views/profiles/accounts/show.html.haml b/app/views/profiles/accounts/show.html.haml index 5d778d67ae7..8abbd828032 100644 --- a/app/views/profiles/accounts/show.html.haml +++ b/app/views/profiles/accounts/show.html.haml @@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ %h4.prepend-top-0.warning-title Change username %p - Changing your username will change path to all personal projects! + Changing your username can have unintended side effects. + = succeed '.' do + = link_to 'Learn more', help_page_path('user/profile/index', anchor: 'changing-your-username'), target: '_blank' .col-lg-8 = form_for @user, url: update_username_profile_path, method: :put, html: {class: "update-username"} do |f| .form-group diff --git a/app/views/shared/_group_form.html.haml b/app/views/shared/_group_form.html.haml index 2e1bd5a088c..d0b9e891b82 100644 --- a/app/views/shared/_group_form.html.haml +++ b/app/views/shared/_group_form.html.haml @@ -22,11 +22,9 @@ - if @group.persisted? .alert.alert-warning.prepend-top-10 - %ul - %li Changing group path can have unintended side effects. - %li Renaming group path will rename directory for all related projects - %li It will change web url for access group and group projects. - %li It will change the git path to repositories under this group. + Changing group path can have unintended side effects. + = succeed '.' do + = link_to 'Learn more', help_page_path('user/group/index', anchor: 'changing-a-groups-path'), target: '_blank' .form-group.group-name-holder = f.label :name, class: 'control-label' do diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/mk-clarify-moving-namespaces.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/mk-clarify-moving-namespaces.yml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..8d89c296f61 --- /dev/null +++ b/changelogs/unreleased/mk-clarify-moving-namespaces.yml @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +--- +title: Expand docs for changing username or group path +merge_request: 13914 +author: +type: other diff --git a/doc/user/group/index.md b/doc/user/group/index.md index db0242f1324..a1671f9dd91 100644 --- a/doc/user/group/index.md +++ b/doc/user/group/index.md @@ -188,6 +188,27 @@ Besides giving you the option to edit any settings you've previously set when [creating the group](#create-a-new-group), you can also access further configurations for your group. +#### Changing a group's path + +> **Note:** If you want to retain ownership over the original namespace and +protect the URL redirects, then instead of changing a group's path or renaming a +username, you can create a new group and transfer projects to it. + +Changing a group's path can have unintended side effects. + +* Existing web URLs for the group and anything under it (i.e. projects) will +redirect to the new URLs +* Existing Git remote URLs for projects under the group will no longer work, but +Git responses will show an error with the new remote URL +* The original namespace can be claimed again by any group or user, which will +destroy web redirects and Git remote warnings +* If you are vacating the path so it can be claimed by another group or user, +you may need to rename the group name as well since both names and paths must be +unique + +> It is currently not possible to rename a namespace if it contains a +project with container registry tags, because the project cannot be moved. + #### Enforce 2FA to group members Add a security layer to your group by diff --git a/doc/user/profile/index.md b/doc/user/profile/index.md index 7d25970fcb1..5ebb88bf324 100644 --- a/doc/user/profile/index.md +++ b/doc/user/profile/index.md @@ -8,10 +8,27 @@ experience according to the best approach to their cases. Your `username` is a unique [`namespace`](../group/index.md#namespaces) related to your user ID. +### Changing your username + You can change your `username` from your -[profile settings](#profile-settings). To avoid breaking -paths when you change your `username`, we suggest you follow -[this procedure from the GitLab Team Handbook](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/tools-and-tips/#how-to-change-your-username-at-gitlabcom). +[profile settings](#profile-settings). + +> **Note:** If you want to retain ownership over the original namespace and +protect the URL redirects, then instead of changing your username, you can +create a new group and transfer projects to it. +Alternatively, you can follow [this detailed procedure from the GitLab Team Handbook](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/tools-and-tips/#how-to-change-your-username-at-gitlabcom). + +Changing your username can have unintended side effects. + +* Existing web URLs for the user and anything under it (i.e. projects) will +redirect to the new URLs +* Existing Git remote URLs for projects under the user will no longer work, but +Git responses will show an error with the new remote URL +* The original namespace can be claimed again by any group or user, which will +destroy any web redirects and Git remote warnings + +> It is currently not possible to rename a namespace if it contains a +project with container registry tags, because the project cannot be moved. ## User profile |