From 7df4900e5be66fe17678082da2d3d49bfb1dc093 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: junkerderprovinz <jdp@braethoria.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2026 16:34:43 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(ui): sync stored identity name when editing your own
 profile (#5388)

Signed-off-by: junkerderprovinz <jdp@braethoria.com>
---
 ui/src/user/UserEdit.jsx      |  8 +++++++-
 ui/src/user/UserEdit.test.jsx | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/ui/src/user/UserEdit.jsx b/ui/src/user/UserEdit.jsx
index d8302a9f9..c6087f13e 100644
--- a/ui/src/user/UserEdit.jsx
+++ b/ui/src/user/UserEdit.jsx
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ const UserEdit = (props) => {
         notify('resources.user.notifications.updated', 'info', {
           smart_count: 1,
         })
+        // Keep the locally stored identity name in sync when users edit their
+        // own profile, so the app bar menu (and the ExtAuth logout/login reload,
+        // which reads localStorage.name via getIdentity) reflect the new name.
+        if (isMyself) {
+          localStorage.setItem('name', values.name)
+        }
         permissions === 'admin' ? redirect('/user') : refresh()
       } catch (error) {
         if (error?.body?.errors) {
@@ -102,7 +108,7 @@ const UserEdit = (props) => {
         notify('ra.page.error', 'warning')
       }
     },
-    [mutate, notify, permissions, redirect, refresh],
+    [isMyself, mutate, notify, permissions, redirect, refresh],
   )
 
   // Custom validation function
diff --git a/ui/src/user/UserEdit.test.jsx b/ui/src/user/UserEdit.test.jsx
index 1d8290569..bc05f5acd 100644
--- a/ui/src/user/UserEdit.test.jsx
+++ b/ui/src/user/UserEdit.test.jsx
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ describe('<UserEdit />', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       vi.clearAllMocks()
       hooks.save = null
+      localStorage.clear()
     })
 
     it('notifies success and redirects when the update succeeds', async () => {
@@ -191,5 +192,26 @@ describe('<UserEdit />', () => {
       expect(hooks.notify).toHaveBeenCalledWith('ra.page.error', 'warning')
       expect(hooks.redirect).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
     })
+
+    it('syncs the stored identity name when editing your own profile', async () => {
+      localStorage.setItem('userId', 'user1')
+      hooks.mutate.mockResolvedValue({ data: defaultUser })
+      render(<UserEdit id="user1" permissions="user" />)
+
+      await hooks.save({ id: 'user1', name: 'Renamed' })
+
+      expect(localStorage.getItem('name')).toBe('Renamed')
+    })
+
+    it('does not touch the stored identity name when editing another user', async () => {
+      localStorage.setItem('userId', 'admin1')
+      localStorage.setItem('name', 'Admin User')
+      hooks.mutate.mockResolvedValue({ data: defaultUser })
+      render(<UserEdit id="user1" permissions="admin" />)
+
+      await hooks.save({ id: 'user1', name: 'Renamed' })
+
+      expect(localStorage.getItem('name')).toBe('Admin User')
+    })
   })
 })