[Feature Request]: Add "external_auth_id" option to the bookstack:create-admin command #2621

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-05T04:38:14+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 04:38:14 +03:00

Originally created by @ssddanbrown on GitHub (Jan 31, 2022).

Originally assigned to: @ssddanbrown on GitHub.

Describe the feature you'd like

Allow setting the external_auth_id field within the bookstack:create-admin command.

Describe the benefits this feature would bring to BookStack users

This will allow creation of admins from the command line that could then be accessed while SAML2/LDAP/OIDC auth is active.

Additional context

Requested on Discord: https://discord.com/channels/578552496637739008/578553371036876819/937720149971173376

Intended to ease setup automation in preconfigured LDAP environments.

Originally created by @ssddanbrown on GitHub (Jan 31, 2022). Originally assigned to: @ssddanbrown on GitHub. ### Describe the feature you'd like Allow setting the `external_auth_id` field within the `bookstack:create-admin` command. ### Describe the benefits this feature would bring to BookStack users This will allow creation of admins from the command line that could then be accessed while SAML2/LDAP/OIDC auth is active. ### Additional context Requested on Discord: https://discord.com/channels/578552496637739008/578553371036876819/937720149971173376 Intended to ease setup automation in preconfigured LDAP environments.

OVERLORD added the 🔨 Feature Request 📖 Docs Update labels 2026-02-05 04:38:14 +03:00

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2026-02-05 04:38:19 +03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 04:38:22 +03:00

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Jan 31, 2022):

Added in f83cc83877, Will be part of the next patch release.

Docs Changes

Need to add usage example to commands page (https://www.bookstackapp.com/docs/admin/commands/).

php artisan bookstack:create-admin --email="barry.booker@example.com" --name="Bazza" --external-auth-id="bbooker"

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Jan 31, 2022): Added in f83cc83877125ec20ab0e277dc4d2255a404af59, Will be part of the next patch release. ### Docs Changes Need to add usage example to commands page (https://www.bookstackapp.com/docs/admin/commands/). ```bash php artisan bookstack:create-admin --email="barry.booker@example.com" --name="Bazza" --external-auth-id="bbooker" ```

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2026-02-05 10:23:07 +03:00

[PR #2621] [MERGED] New Crowdin updates #6035

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