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help-docs: Update articles for restricting email and avatar changes. 

Updates the help center articles on restricting email and avatar
changes so that it is clear that administrators can always change
these settings for themselves.

Also, fixes a broken link and a few small text/formatting errors.
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Lauryn Menard 2023-01-02 19:56:31 +01:00 committed by Tim Abbott
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templates/zerver/help/restrict-name-and-email-changes.md
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{!admin-only.md!} {!admin-only.md!}
## Prevent users from changing their name ## Restrict name changes
By default, any user can [change their name](/help/change-your-name). You By default, any user can [change their name](/help/change-your-name).
can instead prevent users from changing their name. Organization You can instead prevent users from changing their name. This setting is
administrators can always [change anyone's name](/help/change-a-users-name). especially useful if user names are managed via an external source, and
synced into Zulip via the [Zulip API](/api), [LDAP][ldap-sync-data] or
another method.
This setting is especially useful if user names are managed via an external !!! tip ""
source, and synced into Zulip via the [Zulip API](/api) or another method.
Organization administrators can always [change anyone's
name](/help/change-a-users-name).
{start_tabs} {start_tabs}
{settings_tab|organization-permissions} {settings_tab|organization-permissions}
2. Under the **User identity**, select **Prevent users from changing their name**. 1. Under **User identity**, select **Prevent users from changing their
name**.
{!save-changes.md!} {!save-changes.md!}
{end_tabs} {end_tabs}
## Prevent all email changes ## Restrict email changes
By default, any user can By default, any user can [change their email address][change-email].
[change their email address](/help/change-your-email-address). However, you However, you can instead prevent users from changing their email
can instead prevent all email changes. This is especially useful for address. This setting is especially useful for organizations that
organizations that are using LDAP or another single are using [LDAP][ldap-sync-data] or another single sign-on solution
sign-on solution to manage user emails. to manage user emails.
!!! tip ""
Organization administrators can always change their own email
address.
{start_tabs} {start_tabs}
{settings_tab|organization-permissions} {settings_tab|organization-permissions}
2. Under **User identity**, select **Prevent users from changing their email address**. 1. Under **User identity**, select **Prevent users from changing their
email address**.
{!save-changes.md!} {!save-changes.md!}
{end_tabs} {end_tabs}
[change-email]: /help/change-your-email-address
[ldap-sync-data]: https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/production/authentication-methods.html#synchronizing-data

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{!admin-only.md!} {!admin-only.md!}
By default, any user can [change their profile By default, any user can [change their profile picture][change-avatar].
picture](/help/change-your-profile-picture). You can instead prevent You can instead prevent users from changing their profile picture. This
users from changing their profile picture (primarily useful in setting is primarily useful in organizations that are [synchronizing
organizations that are [synchronizing profile pictures from profile pictures from LDAP][ldap-sync-avatars] or a similar directory.
LDAP][ldap-sync]) or a similar directory.
[ldap-sync-avatars]: https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/production/authentication-methods.html#synchronizing-avatars !!! tip ""
Organization administrators can always change their own profile
picture.
{start_tabs} {start_tabs}
{settings_tab|organization-permissions} {settings_tab|organization-permissions}
2. Under the **User identity**, select **Prevent users from changing their avatar**. 1. Under **User identity**, select **Prevent users from changing their
avatar**.
{!save-changes.md!} {!save-changes.md!}
{end_tabs} {end_tabs}
[change-avatar]: /help/change-your-profile-picture
[ldap-sync-avatars]: https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/production/authentication-methods.html#synchronizing-avatars