Hi!
I would like to change my handle and I am asked for my password. The problem is, I signed up through GitHub OAuth. So, I don’t have any password.
Is there a way to change authentication method from GitHub OAuth to email?
Have a nice weekend everyone!
tasx
July 16, 2023, 10:05am
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I believe there’s a discussion about it here
opened 03:34PM - 30 Jun 21 UTC
status/on-roadmap
type/feature
priority/high
area/frontend
area/backend
_To quote another version of this issue_:
To change your Email Address or Han… dle, you need to enter your current password. But I signed up with GitHub so I was never asked to set a pasword.
Maybe the option to change your Email or Handle should be greyed out until the user has configured a password for their account?
This is probably the case for other password-related functionality on the Settings page too.
The proposed workaround is to click on forgot password and take it from there. I’m not sure if it still works, but it worked fine few months ago when i wanted to change my handle.
Edit: Wait, you want to change the handle or the auth method?
Thank you very much!
It worked perfectly. Contrary to the message in the settings (quote below), my public solutions did not break.
We recommend only changing your handle in rare circumstances as public solution links will break, and it is confusing for mentors.
Have a nice day!
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