Summary Permanently deleted a user account, went to rename another account to same username, account shows as “deactivated” in the UI. Steps to reproduce Ensure ServiceSettings.EnableAPIUserDeletion is set to true in server configuration. Have test and test1 accounts, both active. Delete account…

Hi @datorr2 , this is actually “just” a caching issue of the WebApp. After you deleted the user, it will still show up in the sidebar and if you had a DM channel open with it, you will see the DM channel being archived (since the user is deactivated) and you will still be able to find the user in t…

Unable to reuse old username when account "permanently" deleted

Troubleshooting

agriesser (Alexander Griesser) April 5, 2023, 3:57am 5

Awesome, thanks for confirming Good to know that it’s just a user interface issue and nothing in the database.

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Unable to reuse old username when account "permanently" deleted

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