REMOTE_AUTH_AUTO_CREATE_USER defaults to False in code, True in docs #3718

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opened 2025-12-29 18:30:45 +01:00 by adam · 0 comments
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Originally created by @jeremyschulman on GitHub (May 22, 2020).

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[ ] Addition
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[ ] Deprecation
[ ] Cleanup (formatting, typos, etc.)

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[ ] Installation instructions
[ ] Configuration parameters
[ ] Functionality/features
[ ] REST API
[X] Administration/development
[ ] Other

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On this page:
https://netbox.readthedocs.io/en/stable/configuration/optional-settings/

For item REMOTE_AUTH_AUTO_CREATE_USER, the documentation states the default value is True.

In the code, here:
https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/blob/develop/netbox/netbox/settings.py#L98

The default value is False

Originally created by @jeremyschulman on GitHub (May 22, 2020). ### Change Type [ ] Addition [X] Correction [ ] Deprecation [ ] Cleanup (formatting, typos, etc.) ### Area [ ] Installation instructions [ ] Configuration parameters [ ] Functionality/features [ ] REST API [X] Administration/development [ ] Other ### Proposed Changes On this page: https://netbox.readthedocs.io/en/stable/configuration/optional-settings/ For item **`REMOTE_AUTH_AUTO_CREATE_USER`**, the documentation states the default value is `True`. In the code, here: https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/blob/develop/netbox/netbox/settings.py#L98 The default value is `False`
adam added the type: bugstatus: accepted labels 2025-12-29 18:30:45 +01:00
adam closed this issue 2025-12-29 18:30:46 +01:00
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Reference: starred/netbox#3718