Bug 41776

Summary: Documentation: Patron import tool and documentation don't state it cannot overwrite "staff" category type passwords
Product: Koha Reporter: Michael Adamyk <michael.adamyk>
Component: DocumentationAssignee: Bugs List <koha-bugs>
Status: Needs documenting --- QA Contact: Testopia <testopia>
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Priority: P5 - low CC: david, michael.adamyk, philip.orr
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Description Michael Adamyk 2026-02-05 17:06:18 UTC
Currently, the patron import tool allows a user to replace passwords. However, this does not overwrite passwords for patron categories using the "Staff" category type. 

While this is an understandable security measure, it doesn't appear to be stated in documentation which can lead to confusion about why it sometimes "works" and sometimes doesn't.
Comment 1 Michael Adamyk 2026-02-05 17:18:36 UTC
See Bug 41777 for a related enhancement.
Comment 2 Aude Charillon 2026-02-05 17:21:09 UTC
Relevant section: https://koha-community.org/manual/latest/en/html/tools.html#patron-import

At the same time as adding this information, it would be good to update the screenshots and review all the notes in that section.