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But if you try to create an account with the username, it tells you "CANNOT CREATE, USER ALREADY EXISTS". Then don't do it, give a generic error message and se
by rurounijones 12y ago
But if you try to create an account with the username, it tells you "CANNOT CREATE, USER ALREADY EXISTS".
Then don't do it, give a generic error message and send an email to the accounts email address saying "Did you try to sign-up, you already have an account, here is the reset link in case you forgot the password"
- dag11 12y agoSending an email to the registered account is not a solution, because that doesn't tell the registering user that the username is unavailable.
- kefka 12y agoIf a username isn't obtainable, it would be fair to assume the username is in use. I know of no situations that seed "unobtainable usernames" in a DB. Although now, I would expect that.