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--- gitlab:start [2024/11/22 08:47] – [Learning] update workshop url Philippe Aepli
+++ gitlab:start [2025/02/05 10:39] (current) – Fix internal link to Email address confirmation within the three days deadline paragraph Philippe Aepli
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 ====== GitLab User Documentation ======
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 For more details, please check the [[https://gitlab.unige.ch/help/user/public_access|corresponding section]] of the upstream documentation of the UNIGE GitLab instance.
+==== How to validate your GitLab UNIGE email address ====
+The link contained in the e-mail from the address ''GitLab <noreply-gitlab@unige.ch>'' sent to your email address is valid for three days.
+After this time, you must request a confirmation again by yourself.
+Please do not attempt to authenticate yourself by clicking on the ''Sign in'' link on this page!
+Here are the procedures for both cases:
+=== Email address confirmation within the three days deadline ===
+  * open the confirmation e-mail with ''Confirmation instructions'' subject from ''GitLab <noreply-gitlab@unige.ch>''
+  * click on ''Confirm your email address'' link
+    * here's an example of a confirmation link:
+<note tip>
+https://gitlab.unige.ch/-/profile/emails/confirmation?confirmation_token=<alpha_numeric_token>
+</note>
+  * you will be automatically authenticated and you will obtain the following message confirming your e-mail address validation:
+<note tip>
+Your email address has been successfully confirmed.
+</note>
+=== Email address confirmation after the three-day deadline ===
+  * open the confirmation e-mail with ''Confirmation instructions'' subject from ''GitLab <noreply-gitlab@unige.ch>''
+  * click on ''Confirm your email address'' link
+    * here's an example of a confirmation link:
+<note tip>
+https://gitlab.unige.ch/-/profile/emails/confirmation?confirmation_token=<alpha_numeric_token>
+</note>
+  * on this page you will obtain the following error message explaining that the deadline has been exceeded:
+<note warning>
+error prohibited this email from being saved:
+- Email needs to be confirmed within 1 day, please request a new one below
+</note>
+  * in the email field below error message, input again your email address to be confirmed
+  * click on the ''Resend'' button
+  * as soon you receive your new confirmation e-mail, follow the steps in the previous paragraph ([[gitlab:start#Email_address_confirmation_within_the_three_days_deadline|Email address confirmation within the three days deadline]]).