When configuration the users allowed to access an application in Crowd, there is a little conflict problem.

Context :

• Two or more directories are declared in Crowd
• Two of the directories contain a group with the same name

Example :

• Directory A
  • group FOO
  • group BAR
• Directory B
  • group FOO
  • group TER

We can see that directories A and B contain the same group name FOO.

Depending on the order of directories in the Directories tab of the application configuration, only one group FOO is visible. If Directory A is first, then available group in Groups configuration will be FOO (Directory A). If Directory B is first, only FOO (Directory B) will be visible.

If we want to allow both FOO groups to access the application, Crowd does not allow us to do it.

Could you please allow Crowd to make all groups from allowed directories in Groups configuration, wether they have the same name or not, please ?

Workaround :
If Directory A is first :

• Add Group FOO from Directory A to allowed groups
• Change directories order to put Directory B first in the directories order
• Add Group FOO from Directory B to allowed groups
• Change back directories order

Groups FOO from both directories will be allowed to access the application, and directory order is respected.