When an external (LDAP) user was deactivated, his home folder remained untouched. When a new user with the same name and domain appeared, he took over the existing home folder by name match, including any content of the deactivated user. This is not appropriate with respect to data privacy. Moreover, it is awkward if system documents like EditorPreferences are still checked-out by the deactivated user and thus cannot be modified by the new user.

Now, when an external user is deactivated, his home folder is renamed to __<oldfoldername>_<userId>__ , possibly shortened or with a trailing sequential number if needed due to folder naming constraints. A new external user always gets a new empty home folder with the name determined by the UserProvider .

(CMS-22471)