Can't copy group created by CSV when not an admin
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahara |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Unassigned | ||
| 16.10 |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Unassigned | ||
| 17.04 |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Unassigned | ||
| 17.10 |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Mahara 16.10+
This bug is related to bug #1658389 and should be fixed along with it.
In 16.10 we added the possibility to copy a group and also manage all groups via CSV file. Institution and site admins can copy a group without problems, but an institution member that doesn't have the institution admin role cannot copy a group created within an institution and only sees an error message.
To replicate:
1. Create institution "uni" and create 3 users in it: One institution admin "InstAdmin", one a regular member "User", one a staff member "Staff".
2. As institution or site admin create the group "Practicum uni" in the institution "uni" via CSV.
3. As institution or site admin create the group "support" manually (NOT via CSV).
3. Assign both "InstAdmin" and "User" as group admins to the groups "Practicum uni" and "Support".
4. Under Configure site -> Site options -> Group settings make sure that "Create group" is set to "Everyone.
3. Log in as "User".
4. Click the "Copy" button on group "Practicum uni". Expected result: The user can copy the group as he has group creation permissions. Actual result: But he gets the error message that he can't create a group in the institution.
5. Click the "Copy" button on group "Support". Expected and actual result: The user can copy the group.
6. Log in as "Staff".
7. Click the "Copy" button on group "Practicum uni". Expected result: The user can copy the group as he has group creation permissions. Actual result: But he gets the error message that he can't create a group in the institution.
8. Click the "Copy" button on group "Support". Expected and actual result: The user can copy the group.
9. Log in as "InstAdmin".
10. Click the "Copy" button on group "Practicum uni". Expected and actual result: The institution admin can copy the group.
11. Click the "Copy" button on group "Support". Expected and actual result: The institution admin can copy the group.
12. Repeat with the other two "Create group" options.
Institution admins can copy a CSV file created group in their institution because they can also do so in the administration area. The other two roles, users and staff cannot. They can only copy groups that are in "No institution" even when they have group copying permissions.
| Kristina Hoeppner (kris-hoeppner) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in mahara: | |
| milestone: | 17.04.0 → 17.04.1 |
| Mahara Bot (dev-mahara) wrote A patch has been submitted for review | #2 |
| Mahara Bot (dev-mahara) wrote A change has been merged | #3 |
| Mahara Bot (dev-mahara) wrote A patch has been submitted for review | #4 |
| Mahara Bot (dev-mahara) wrote A change has been merged | #5 |
| Mahara Bot (dev-mahara) wrote A patch has been submitted for review | #6 |
| Mahara Bot (dev-mahara) wrote A change has been merged | #7 |
If the group admin is not a member of the institution to which the group is associated, he should still be able to make a copy of the group because we do not differentiate which groups people can copy on the site level. So that would also need to be tested for.