# Prevent users from changing their Full Names

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-users-from-changing-their-full-names/261337>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [April 11, 2023, 4:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-users-from-changing-their-full-names/261337 "2023-04-11T16:21:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![mattdm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mattdm/32/216484_2.png) [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-users-from-changing-their-full-names/261337/5 "2023-04-12T17:20:31Z")

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I think the strongest option here is to use an external authentication provider (OAuth whatever) with the “auth overrides username” option:

> Overrides local full name with external site full name on every login, and prevent local changes. Applies to all authentication providers.

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