Merge bugs.python.org accounts

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Merge bugs.python.org accounts

native-api opened this issue 6 years ago · 6 comments

I have 2 accounts linked to 2 e-mail addresses. This is rather inconvenient (especially when replying by e-mail) and I'd rather have them merged into one, ideally linked to both e-mail addresses.

Is this possible? Who should I contact on this matter?

Answer 1 · 2020-01-29T07:58:52.000Z

@native-api
The underlying roundup tracker doesn't support such a feature.
You have a few options:

Just abandon one of the accounts.
Open an issue on bpo itself and wait for one of the core developers to answer.(or just wait in here for them)

Even if they'd do such a thing, it requires manual tampering with the database backend of roundup.

Answer 2 · 2020-03-10T20:24:49.000Z

@opensource-assist merging acounts is outlined in:

https://wiki.roundup-tracker.org/MergeUserAccounts

This allows you to merge the secondary account into the primary account and retire the
secondary account. Email coming from the secondary account address will be associated
with the primary account. (Note: roundup has always allowed multiple email addresses to be
assigned to a single account.)

This does change the data in the database using the roundup-admin cli command which uses
the roundup db api. I claim this is not manually tampering with the database backend. You
aren't using psql to do the changes but using standard roundup ORM/API to make the changes
which enforces all checks that are programmed into roundup and the tracker.

You are correct that you need a tracker admin to do the work.

-- rouilj

Answer 3 · 2020-08-03T19:38:19.000Z

@rouilj can https://wiki.roundup-tracker.org/MergeUserAccounts be turned into a Coordinator-only custom action?

Answer 4 · 2020-08-03T20:28:45.000Z

Hi Berker: In message <python/bugs.python.org/issues/44/668205217@github.com>, Berker Peksag writes:

@rouilj can https://wiki.roundup-tracker.org/MergeUserAccounts be turned into a Coordinator-only custom action?

It certainly could be. Note that it depends on the tracker. E.G. I have a tracker with two nosy lists. So both would have to be modified. At the moment those steps are theoretical only for the classic tracker. I haven't actually tried them. So we need to have somebody verify that it works and does what is expected. Once we have verification that the algorithm is correct it could be added as an action. However I have to admit this is the first time I have seen/heard anybody request that. So it may not be worth the effort to code up a web accessible tool to do the work.

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-- -- rouilj John Rouillard =========================================================================== My employers don't acknowledge my existence much less my opinions.

Answer 5 · 2020-08-03T20:47:16.000Z

It certainly could be.

Nice, thanks!

However I have to admit this is the first time I have seen/heard anybody request that. So it may not be worth the effort to code up a web accessible tool to do the work.

That's true, it's definitely not a common request. I'll see what can I do about it.

Answer 6 · 2022-05-07T06:29:10.000Z

We now migrated to GitHub, so this can be closed.