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Getting lose of group ownership

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Description

Description

If the last owner of a channel has been locked, there is no way to create a new owner for that channel.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Create a mew private group being logged in with user X
  2. Logout and login with an Admin user
  3. Try to add a new owner without using the login of user X

Environment

RC: 0.71.1
Platform: linux
Architektur: x64
Node-Version: v8.11.4

Background

When someone leaves a project, a group, a company, whatever (and his Rocket.chat user is deleted or disabled), the administrator needs the authority to assign a new owner for the groups and channels, whose last owner is not available anymore.

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the locked-last-owner scenario described for RC 0.71.1 on Linux, using the listed steps and an administrator account. Trace the group ownership and administrator authorization flow; done means an administrator can assign a new owner when the last existing owner is locked or unavailable.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
authorization, backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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