Error when a logged in tab attempts an action after another tab logs out

[Brad Crittenden]

Using Safari, attempting to add a comment to an existing MP that I created resulted in an error pop-up with:

(, 'createComment', 'launchpad.AnyPerson')

I then attempted to create the same comment using Firefox and it succeeded. Moving back to Safari resulted in the same error.

Subsequently I have been able to add additional comments using Safari.

[Leonard Richardson (leonardr)]

I got this error when I tried to add a comment to a merge proposal without being logged in. The error indicates that you tried to do something you don't have permission for. The most likely explanation for Brad's problem is that he was logged into Launchpad in Firefox but not in Safari.

I think the best solution would be to hide the comment form altogether when the user is not logged in.

[Brad Crittenden (bac)]

Leonard when I visit a merge proposal while not logged in I see a comment "To post a comment you must log in." and there is no comment field. I'm not sure how you were able to see a comment box when not logged in. (I've been testing on staging.) Can you provide steps to reproduce it?

While your explanation is plausible I find it highly unlikely that I was not logged in, though there is no way to prove one way or the other. The good news is I have not seen the error since the original occurrence.

[Tim Penhey (thumper)]

Brad, is it possible that you logged out in a different tab?

[Brad Crittenden (bac)]

Tim it is possible that I had logged out of a different tab but 14 months later I really cannot recall.

[Huw Wilkins (huwshimi)]

Can we close this bug if it is unable to be reproduced?

[Robert Collins (lifeless)]

Well, we could, or we could try logging out in one tab and commenting in another. Meta: bug are evidence of defects, not the defect themselves; discarding bugs without figuring the cause means we'll just have to fight the defect another day.