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changelog.d/7053.feature

+Add options to disable setting profile info for prevent changes.
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docs/sample_config.yaml

@@ -1057,6 +1057,14 @@ account_threepid_delegates:
     #email: https://example.com     # Delegate email sending to example.com
     #msisdn: http://localhost:8090  # Delegate SMS sending to this local process
 
+# If enabled, don't let users set their own display names/avatars
+# other than for the very first time (unless they are a server admin).
+# Useful when provisioning users based on the contents of a 3rd party
+# directory and to avoid ambiguities.
+#
+#disable_set_displayname: False
+#disable_set_avatar_url: False
+
 # Users who register on this homeserver will automatically be joined
 # to these rooms
 #

synapse/config/registration.py

@@ -338,8 +338,8 @@ class RegistrationConfig(Config):
         # Useful when provisioning users based on the contents of a 3rd party
         # directory and to avoid ambiguities.
         #
-        # disable_set_displayname: False
-        # disable_set_avatar_url: False
+        #disable_set_displayname: False
+        #disable_set_avatar_url: False
 
         # Users who register on this homeserver will automatically be joined
         # to these rooms

synapse/handlers/profile.py

@@ -160,7 +160,10 @@ class BaseProfileHandler(BaseHandler):
         if not by_admin and self.hs.config.disable_set_displayname:
             profile = yield self.store.get_profileinfo(target_user.localpart)
             if profile.display_name:
-                raise SynapseError(400, "Changing displayname is disabled on this server")
+                raise SynapseError(
+                    400,
+                    "Changing displayname is disabled on this server"
+                )
 
         if len(new_displayname) > MAX_DISPLAYNAME_LEN:
             raise SynapseError(
@@ -226,7 +229,10 @@ class BaseProfileHandler(BaseHandler):
         if not by_admin and self.hs.config.disable_set_avatar_url:
             profile = yield self.store.get_profileinfo(target_user.localpart)
             if profile.avatar_url:
-                raise SynapseError(400, "Changing avatar url is disabled on this server")
+                raise SynapseError(
+                    400,
+                    "Changing avatar url is disabled on this server"
+                )
 
         if len(new_avatar_url) > MAX_AVATAR_URL_LEN:
             raise SynapseError(