From 5926b89feed68acfa978ba30e5fbdfd64460dc59 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim Abbott Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2021 14:47:52 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Link from custom profile fields to LDAP/SAML docs. --- templates/zerver/help/add-custom-profile-fields.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/templates/zerver/help/add-custom-profile-fields.md b/templates/zerver/help/add-custom-profile-fields.md index 2270ab09f4..330465d21d 100644 --- a/templates/zerver/help/add-custom-profile-fields.md +++ b/templates/zerver/help/add-custom-profile-fields.md @@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ of residence, birthday, manager, Twitter handle, and more. Custom profile fields are always optional, and do not appear in users' profiles until they fill them out. +Zulip supports synchronizing custom profile fields from an external +user database such as LDAP or SAML. See the [authentication +methods][authentication-production] documentation for details. + ## Add a custom profile field {start_tabs} @@ -39,3 +43,5 @@ There are several different types of fields available. * [Edit your profile](/help/edit-your-profile) * [View someone's profile](/help/view-someones-profile) + +[authentication-production]: https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/production/authentication-methods.html