diff --git a/synapse/config/registration.py b/synapse/config/registration.py
index 9bb3beedbc..d9f452dcea 100644
--- a/synapse/config/registration.py
+++ b/synapse/config/registration.py
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ class RegistrationConfig(Config):
raise ConfigError("Invalid auto_join_rooms entry %s" % (room_alias,))
self.autocreate_auto_join_rooms = config.get("autocreate_auto_join_rooms", True)
+ self.disable_set_displayname = config.get("disable_set_displayname", False)
+ self.disable_set_avatar_url = config.get("disable_set_avatar_url", False)
+
self.disable_msisdn_registration = config.get(
"disable_msisdn_registration", False
)
@@ -330,6 +333,14 @@ class RegistrationConfig(Config):
#email: https://example.com # Delegate email sending to example.com
#msisdn: http://localhost:8090 # Delegate SMS sending to this local process
+ # If enabled, don't let users set their own display names/avatars
+ # other than for the very first time (unless they are a server admin).
+ # Useful when provisioning users based on the contents of a 3rd party
+ # directory and to avoid ambiguities.
+ #
+ # disable_set_displayname: False
+ # disable_set_avatar_url: False
+
# Users who register on this homeserver will automatically be joined
# to these rooms
#
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/profile.py b/synapse/handlers/profile.py
index 50ce0c585b..fb7e84f3b8 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/profile.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/profile.py
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ class BaseProfileHandler(BaseHandler):
if not by_admin and target_user != requester.user:
raise AuthError(400, "Cannot set another user's displayname")
+ if not by_admin and self.hs.config.disable_set_displayname:
+ profile = yield self.store.get_profileinfo(target_user.localpart)
+ if profile.display_name:
+ raise SynapseError(400, "Changing displayname is disabled on this server")
+
if len(new_displayname) > MAX_DISPLAYNAME_LEN:
raise SynapseError(
400, "Displayname is too long (max %i)" % (MAX_DISPLAYNAME_LEN,)
@@ -218,6 +223,11 @@ class BaseProfileHandler(BaseHandler):
if not by_admin and target_user != requester.user:
raise AuthError(400, "Cannot set another user's avatar_url")
+ if not by_admin and self.hs.config.disable_set_avatar_url:
+ profile = yield self.store.get_profileinfo(target_user.localpart)
+ if profile.avatar_url:
+ raise SynapseError(400, "Changing avatar url is disabled on this server")
+
if len(new_avatar_url) > MAX_AVATAR_URL_LEN:
raise SynapseError(
400, "Avatar URL is too long (max %i)" % (MAX_AVATAR_URL_LEN,)
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