User Management in
summary
Explains how Nextcloud handles users from the built-in local backend through LDAP and Active Directory, including caching behavior and UID collision avoidance; Nextcloud 10 adds an LDAP provider that allows creating users in LDAP and detects memberOf overlay for faster group membership checks; SAML is implemented at the PHP app layer for flexible auth flows; two‑factor options include TOTP (Google Authenticator), SMS and YubiKey U2F with backup codes, plus app-specific passwords and session validation to revoke device access.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:09Built-In/Local users and groups
- 9:07LDAP backend ctd.
- 18:55Two-Factor Authentication ctd.
- 22:20Device Passwords
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