on creation only test for existing users if the backend supports user creation

this solves the issue where no users can be created any more if backends are active which always return true on userExists() like WebDAV Auth

2 files changed, 0 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/settings/ajax/createuser.php b/settings/ajax/createuser.php
index 09ef25d92fa..56653bed6bd 100644
--- a/settings/ajax/createuser.php
+++ b/settings/ajax/createuser.php
@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@ if(OC_User::isAdminUser(OC_User::getUser())) {
 $username = $_POST["username"];
 $password = $_POST["password"];
 
-// Does the group exist?
-if(OC_User::userExists($username)) {
-	OC_JSON::error(array("data" => array( "message" => "User already exists" )));
-	exit();
-}
-
 // Return Success story
 try {
 	if (!OC_User::createUser($username, $password)) {
diff --git a/settings/js/users.js b/settings/js/users.js
index 094cddda294..3ab48675f29 100644
--- a/settings/js/users.js
+++ b/settings/js/users.js
@@ -400,12 +400,6 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         event.preventDefault();
         var username = $('#newusername').val();
         var password = $('#newuserpassword').val();
-        if ($('#content table tbody tr').filterAttr('data-uid', username).length > 0) {
-            OC.dialogs.alert(
-                t('settings', 'The username is already being used'),
-                t('settings', 'Error creating user'));
-            return;
-        }
         if ($.trim(username) == '') {
             OC.dialogs.alert(
                 t('settings', 'A valid username must be provided'),