Updated true/false descriptions (#7406)

mattermost · Sep 16, 2024 · 7729b5a · 7729b5a
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diff --git a/source/configure/authentication-configuration-settings.rst b/source/configure/authentication-configuration-settings.rst
@@ -39,17 +39,20 @@ Access the following configuration settings in the System Console by going to **
   :configjson: .TeamSettings.EnableUserCreation
   :environment: MM_TEAMSETTINGS_ENABLEUSERCREATION
 
-  - **true**: **(Default)** New accounts can be created by an email invitation or a public team invitation link.
-  - **false**: Disables new account creation. Attempting to create an account through an existing email or link displays an error message.
+  - **true**: **(Default)** Anyone can sign up for a user account on this server without needing to be invited. Applies to email-based signups only.
+  - **false**: The ability to create accounts is disabled. Selecting **Create Account** displays an error. Applies to email, OpenID Connect, and OAuth 2.0 user account authentication.
 
 Enable account creation
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| - **true**: **(Default)** New accounts can be created by an email invitation or a public team invitation link.                           | - System Config path: **Authentication > Signup**                      |
-| - **false**: Disables new account creation. Attempting to create an account through an existing email or link displays an error message. | - ``config.json`` setting: ``.TeamSettings.EnableUserCreation: true``  |
-|                                                                                                                                          | - Environment variable: ``MM_TEAMSETTINGS_ENABLEUSERCREATION``         |
-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
++---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| - **true**: **(Default)** Anyone can sign up for a user account                 | - System Config path: **Authentication > Signup**                      |
+|   on this server without needing to be invited.                                 | - ``config.json`` setting: ``.TeamSettings.EnableUserCreation: true``  |
+|   Applies to email-based signups only.                                          | - Environment variable: ``MM_TEAMSETTINGS_ENABLEUSERCREATION``         |
+| - **false**: The ability to create accounts is disabled.                        |                                                                        |
+|   Selecting **Create Account** displays an error.                               |                                                                        |
+|   Applies to email, OpenID Connect, and OAuth 2.0 user account authentication.  |                                                                        |
++---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
 .. config:setting:: signup-restrictcreationtodomains
   :displayname: Restrict account creation to specified email domains (Signup)