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Channels not found after renaming them - with a twist
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Description
Hello all.
When I rename an active channel, the changes are visible, and the channel can be found in the channel list with its new name. However, if people try to join, they get a message that the room cannot be found. If I undo the name change, the channel can be joined again. The strange thing is: Once somebody has been on the channel, they can join even when I rename the channel, even if they leave and come back. Does someone have an idea what the cause may be? Thanks in advance.
EDIT: I just noticed that all channels, which were unavailabe because of the renaming, are now reachable after I restarted the Rocketchat Server. However, this is not solved since I hardly can manually reset the server each time someone renames their channel.
Rocket.Chat Version: 0.54.2
Running Instances: 1
DB Replicaset OpLog:
Node Version: runtime v4.5.0 / build v4.7.3
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Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reproducing the active-channel rename and join behavior on the reported Rocket.Chat version, then inspect the channel rename and join handling; done means renamed channels remain joinable without restarting the server.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- node.js, typescript
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100