diff --git a/lang/en.json b/lang/en.json
index 2009c867..e99bf4ad 100644
--- a/lang/en.json
+++ b/lang/en.json
@@ -484,5 +484,6 @@
   "Matches media objects referenced by a specific object type": "Matches media objects referenced by a specific object type",
   "Matching the <GOQL expression>": "Matching the <GOQL expression>",
   "Matches objects for which the given Gramps Object Query Language (GOQL) expression is true": "Matches objects for which the given Gramps Object Query Language (GOQL) expression is true",
-  "Expression:": "Expression:"
+  "Expression:": "Expression:",
+  "Your full name and e-mail address may be updated whenever you sign in with a linked account.": "Your full name and e-mail address may be updated whenever you sign in with a linked account."
 }
diff --git a/src/components/GrampsjsOidcAccounts.js b/src/components/GrampsjsOidcAccounts.js
index 9dc581c1..373d8a01 100644
--- a/src/components/GrampsjsOidcAccounts.js
+++ b/src/components/GrampsjsOidcAccounts.js
@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@ export class GrampsjsOidcAccounts extends GrampsjsAppStateMixin(LitElement) {
     }
   }
 
+  updated(changed) {
+    if (changed.has('_accounts')) {
+      fireEvent(this, 'oidc-accounts:changed', {count: this._accounts.length})
+    }
+  }
+
   // Reloads the accounts, e.g. when the containing view is shown again.
   refresh() {
     if (this._status !== 'hidden') {
diff --git a/src/views/GrampsjsViewSettingsUser.js b/src/views/GrampsjsViewSettingsUser.js
index 959b62c3..3105026d 100644
--- a/src/views/GrampsjsViewSettingsUser.js
+++ b/src/views/GrampsjsViewSettingsUser.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {GrampsjsView} from './GrampsjsView.js'
 import {mdiCheck, mdiContentCopy} from '@mdi/js'
 import {
   __APIHOST__,
+  apiGetOIDCConfig,
   TREE_CONFIG_PRIMARY_COLOR,
   TREE_CONFIG_SECONDARY_COLOR,
 } from '../api.js'
@@ -78,6 +79,8 @@ export class GrampsjsViewSettingsUser extends GrampsjsView {
       _translations: {type: Array},
       _langLoading: {type: Boolean},
       _tokenCopied: {type: Boolean},
+      _localAuthDisabled: {type: Boolean},
+      _hasLinkedAccount: {type: Boolean},
     }
   }
 
@@ -87,6 +90,8 @@ export class GrampsjsViewSettingsUser extends GrampsjsView {
     this._translations = []
     this._langLoading = false
     this._tokenCopied = false
+    this._localAuthDisabled = false
+    this._hasLinkedAccount = false
   }
 
   renderContent() {
@@ -125,9 +130,12 @@ export class GrampsjsViewSettingsUser extends GrampsjsView {
 
         <h3>${this._('Change E-mail')}</h3>
         ${this.renderChangeEmail()}
-
-        <h3>${this._('Change password')}</h3>
-        ${this.renderChangePw()}
+        ${this._localAuthDisabled
+          ? ''
+          : html`
+              <h3>${this._('Change password')}</h3>
+              ${this.renderChangePw()}
+            `}
         ${supportsPersistentAccessTokens(this.appState?.dbInfo)
           ? html`
               <h3>${this._('Access tokens')}</h3>
@@ -137,6 +145,7 @@ export class GrampsjsViewSettingsUser extends GrampsjsView {
             `
           : ''}
         <grampsjs-oidc-accounts
+          @oidc-accounts:changed="${this._handleOidcAccountsChanged}"
           .appState="${this.appState}"
           username="${this._userInfo?.name || ''}"
         ></grampsjs-oidc-accounts>
@@ -205,6 +214,7 @@ export class GrampsjsViewSettingsUser extends GrampsjsView {
     if (this.active) {
       this._fetchOwnUserDetails()
     }
+    this._fetchAuthConfig()
   }
 
   update(changed) {
@@ -366,6 +376,7 @@ export class GrampsjsViewSettingsUser extends GrampsjsView {
           id="change-full-name"
           label="${this._('Full Name')}"
           value="${this._userInfo?.full_name || ''}"
+          supporting-text="${this._idpHint()}"
         ></md-filled-text-field>
         <md-outlined-button @click="${this._changeFullName}">
           ${this._('Save')}
@@ -381,6 +392,7 @@ export class GrampsjsViewSettingsUser extends GrampsjsView {
           id="change-email"
           label="${this._('New E-mail')}"
           value="${this._userInfo?.email ? this._userInfo.email : ''}"
+          supporting-text="${this._idpHint()}"
         ></md-filled-text-field>
       </p>
       <p>
@@ -594,6 +606,27 @@ export class GrampsjsViewSettingsUser extends GrampsjsView {
       this._userInfo = data.data
     }
   }
+
+  // the identity provider may overwrite full name and e-mail at each sign-in
+  _idpHint() {
+    return this._hasLinkedAccount
+      ? this._(
+          'Your full name and e-mail address may be updated whenever you sign in with a linked account.'
+        )
+      : ''
+  }
+
+  _handleOidcAccountsChanged(e) {
+    this._hasLinkedAccount = e.detail.count > 0
+  }
+
+  // users without local auth have no password to change
+  async _fetchAuthConfig() {
+    const config = await apiGetOIDCConfig()
+    this._localAuthDisabled = Boolean(
+      config?.enabled && config.disable_local_auth
+    )
+  }
 }
 
 window.customElements.define(
diff --git a/test/unit/settingsUser.test.js b/test/unit/settingsUser.test.js
index 3a4cbd9f..4b4c97cb 100644
--- a/test/unit/settingsUser.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/settingsUser.test.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-import {describe, it, expect, vi} from 'vitest'
+import {describe, it, expect, vi, afterEach} from 'vitest'
+import * as api from '../../src/api.js'
+import {GrampsjsOidcAccounts} from '../../src/components/GrampsjsOidcAccounts.js'
 import {GrampsjsViewSettingsUser} from '../../src/views/GrampsjsViewSettingsUser.js'
 import {SYMBOL_SET_DEFAULT, SYMBOL_SET_TEXT} from '../../src/symbols.js'
 
@@ -129,6 +131,68 @@ describe('user profile settings', () => {
   })
 })
 
+describe('password form visibility', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.restoreAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  const localAuthDisabledFor = async config => {
+    vi.spyOn(api, 'apiGetOIDCConfig').mockResolvedValue(config)
+    const element = new GrampsjsViewSettingsUser()
+    await element._fetchAuthConfig()
+    return element._localAuthDisabled
+  }
+
+  it('hides the form when OIDC disables local auth', async () => {
+    expect(
+      await localAuthDisabledFor({enabled: true, disable_local_auth: true})
+    ).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('shows the form when local auth is enabled', async () => {
+    expect(
+      await localAuthDisabledFor({enabled: true, disable_local_auth: false})
+    ).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('shows the form when OIDC is off', async () => {
+    expect(
+      await localAuthDisabledFor({enabled: false, disable_local_auth: true})
+    ).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('shows the form when the config request fails', async () => {
+    expect(await localAuthDisabledFor({error: 'Not Found'})).toBe(false)
+  })
+})
+
+describe('identity provider hint', () => {
+  it('reports the number of linked accounts', () => {
+    const accounts = new GrampsjsOidcAccounts()
+    vi.spyOn(accounts, 'dispatchEvent')
+    accounts._accounts = [{id: 'a'}, {id: 'b'}]
+
+    accounts.updated(new Map([['_accounts', []]]))
+
+    expect(accounts.dispatchEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        type: 'oidc-accounts:changed',
+        detail: {count: 2},
+      })
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('shows the hint while an account is linked', () => {
+    const element = new GrampsjsViewSettingsUser()
+
+    element._handleOidcAccountsChanged({detail: {count: 1}})
+    expect(element._idpHint()).not.toBe('')
+
+    element._handleOidcAccountsChanged({detail: {count: 0}})
+    expect(element._idpHint()).toBe('')
+  })
+})
+
 describe('genealogical symbols setting', () => {
   it('saves the selected symbol set', () => {
     const element = new GrampsjsViewSettingsUser()