RocketChat / RocketChat/Rocket.Chat
Room owner can't archive channel/discussion
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Description
Description:
When a user without permission to "archive room" create a new channel/discussion, it is not possible to archive this room. However when reassign this user to owner (or set "owner" another user) - user can archive room
Steps to reproduce:
- Create new room
- Try to archive room
- Reassign "owner" and try one more time
Expected behavior:
Can archive room
Actual behavior:
Can't archive room
Server Setup Information:
- Version of Rocket.Chat Server: 3.10.3
Client Setup Information
- Desktop App or Browser Version: both
- Operating System: Win 10
Additional context
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue by creating a channel or discussion as a user without the archive-room permission, then retry after changing the room owner. Trace the room archive permission flow and verify that the creating user can archive the room without requiring ownership changes; confirm the behavior in both channels and discussions.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- authorization
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100