Every time someone clears their cache and re-logins into Discourse, it wipes out their username and resets it to the word “user” and then a number. If I fix the username manually, on the next log back in, the username is reset to “user1” again. I have a self-hosted installation of Discourse, runnin…

[image] justintime: Every time someone clears their cache Don’t clear your cache? What usernames do you see at /admin/users

[image] justintime: Every time someone clears their cache and re-logins into Discourse, it wipes out their username and resets it to the word “user” and then a number. If I fix the username manually, on the next log back in, the username is reset to “user1” again. I have a feeling that someho…

Usernames are deleted on login

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justintime (Justin) April 1, 2025, 7:25pm 4

Thank you for your response. Both saml_clear_username and auth_overrides_username are disabled.

This is an example of what I see on admins/users

Topic		Replies	Views
Generic “userN” usernames Product Support	12	2652	October 27, 2021
When updating, the default system admin user's username is reverted to 'system' (if renamed) Product Support	2	182	February 25, 2025
Usernames getting modified – numeral “1” being added Product Support	6	1373	November 9, 2020
Bad automatic choosing of username when using SSO (DiscourseConnect) SSO	1	933	August 18, 2022
How to use Discourse Connect (SSO) to update avatar, username, name? SSO	7	2585	January 9, 2023

Usernames are deleted on login

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