Improve logging around user generation #1891

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GiteaMirror · 2025-11-02T04:17:00-06:00

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 04:17:00 -06:00

Originally created by @DennisRippinger on GitHub (Jun 7, 2018).

Gitea version (or commit ref): 1.4.2
Git version: 2.15.2
Operating system: alpine
Database (use [x]):
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- MSSQL
- SQLite
Can you reproduce the bug at https://try.gitea.io:
- Yes (provide example URL)
- No
- Not relevant
Log gist:

2018/06/07 17:24:10 [T] LDAP will use BindDN.
2018/06/07 17:24:10 [T] Search for LDAP user: dennis
2018/06/07 17:24:10 [T] Bound as BindDN svc_ldap_gitea@somecompany.com
2018/06/07 17:24:10 [T] Searching for DN using filter (sAMAccountName=dennis) and base DC=somecompany,DC=myCompany,DC=com
2018/06/07 17:24:11 [T] Fetching attributes 'sAMAccountName', 'givenName', 'sn', 'mail' with filter (sAMAccountName=dennis) and base CN=Dennis Rippinger,OU=some,OU=myCompany systems ag,OU=myCompanygroup users,DC=int,DC=root,DC=myCompany,DC=ag
2018/06/07 17:24:11 [T] Binding with userDN: CN=Dennis Rippinger,OU=some,OU=myCompany systems ag,OU=myCompanygroup users,DC=int,DC=root,DC=myCompany,DC=ag
2018/06/07 17:24:11 [T] Bound successfully with userDN: CN=Dennis Rippinger,OU=some,OU=myCompany systems ag,OU=myCompanygroup users,DC=int,DC=root,DC=myCompany,DC=ag
2018/06/07 17:24:11 [W] Failed to login 'dennis' via 'myCompany-ldap': e-mail has been used [email: dennis.rippinger@myCompany.group]
2018/06/07 17:24:11 [D] Template: user/auth/signin
2018/06/07 17:24:11 [I] Failed authentication attempt for dennis from 10.102.11.126

Description

This is not really a bug, but bothered me no for some time. I configured the LDAP and was getting this log output. Everything is working, but then something failed. Eventually the problem was that I already registered an admin account with my email, which is also the company email I was reading from the LDAP.

In the context of ldap login the error message "e-mail has been used" was understood as usage of that field as technical identifier. Maybe something like "e-mail is already in use" would help future users configuring LDAP.

Originally created by @DennisRippinger on GitHub (Jun 7, 2018).  - Gitea version (or commit ref): 1.4.2 - Git version: 2.15.2 - Operating system: alpine - Database (use `[x]`): - [ ] PostgreSQL - [X] MySQL - [ ] MSSQL - [ ] SQLite - Can you reproduce the bug at https://try.gitea.io: - [ ] Yes (provide example URL) - [ ] No - [X] Not relevant - Log gist: ``` 2018/06/07 17:24:10 [T] LDAP will use BindDN. 2018/06/07 17:24:10 [T] Search for LDAP user: dennis 2018/06/07 17:24:10 [T] Bound as BindDN svc_ldap_gitea@somecompany.com 2018/06/07 17:24:10 [T] Searching for DN using filter (sAMAccountName=dennis) and base DC=somecompany,DC=myCompany,DC=com 2018/06/07 17:24:11 [T] Fetching attributes 'sAMAccountName', 'givenName', 'sn', 'mail' with filter (sAMAccountName=dennis) and base CN=Dennis Rippinger,OU=some,OU=myCompany systems ag,OU=myCompanygroup users,DC=int,DC=root,DC=myCompany,DC=ag 2018/06/07 17:24:11 [T] Binding with userDN: CN=Dennis Rippinger,OU=some,OU=myCompany systems ag,OU=myCompanygroup users,DC=int,DC=root,DC=myCompany,DC=ag 2018/06/07 17:24:11 [T] Bound successfully with userDN: CN=Dennis Rippinger,OU=some,OU=myCompany systems ag,OU=myCompanygroup users,DC=int,DC=root,DC=myCompany,DC=ag 2018/06/07 17:24:11 [W] Failed to login 'dennis' via 'myCompany-ldap': e-mail has been used [email: dennis.rippinger@myCompany.group] 2018/06/07 17:24:11 [D] Template: user/auth/signin 2018/06/07 17:24:11 [I] Failed authentication attempt for dennis from 10.102.11.126 ``` ## Description This is not really a bug, but bothered me no for some time. I configured the LDAP and was getting this log output. Everything is working, but then something failed. Eventually the problem was that I already registered an admin account with my email, which is also the company email I was reading from the LDAP. In the context of ldap login the error message "e-mail has been used" was understood as usage of that field as technical identifier. Maybe something like "e-mail is already in use" would help future users configuring LDAP.

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[PR #1891] [CLOSED] Update code.gitea.io/git #16105

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