Cannot view message history for user on desktop client
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Description
I have received a message from a keybase user that I cannot receive in the desktop Linux keybase client. I can read it fine on the mobile client. On the desktop client I get the following error at the top:
```
Error: ERROR CODE 205 - Unable to decrypt chat message (transient): Not found: Key for user in method chat.1.local.getThreadNonblock at new s (file:///opt/keybase/resources/app/desktop/dist/main.bundle.js:1:712052) at file:///opt/keybase/resources/app/desktop/dist/main.bundle.js:1:712581 at c (file:///opt/keybase/resources/app/desktop/dist/main.bundle.js:1:712620) at _rpcClient.invoke.t (file:///opt/keybase/resources/app/desktop/dist/main.bundle.js:1:1056471) at file:///opt/keybase/resources/app/desktop/dist/vendors~main~menubar~pinentry~tracker2~unlock-folders.bundle.js:1:1384165 at e._call (file:///opt/keybase/resources/app/desktop/dist/vendors~main~menubar~pinentry~tracker2~unlock-folders.bundle.js:1:903918) at file:///opt/keybase/resources/app/desktop/dist/vendors~main~menubar~pinentry~tracker2~unlock-folders.bundle.js:1:904058 at s (file:///opt/keybase/resources/app/desktop/dist/vendors~main~menubar~pinentry~tracker2~unlock-folders.bundle.js:1:903698) at e._fulfill (file:///opt/keybase/resources/app/desktop/dist/vendors~main~menubar~pinentry~tracker2~unlock-folders.bundle.js:1:904028) at s (file:///opt/keybase/resources/app/desktop/dist/vendors~main~menubar~pinentry~tracker2~unlock-folders.bundle.js:1:903229)
```
I have restarted the Keybase client with `run_keybase` and the message history with this user remains unreadable. The mobile client reads it all fine.
my log id: b2697a7f73b120a321c3bb1c
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Research direction
Start with the desktop Linux client entry point chat.1.local.getThreadNonblock and the error locations in app/desktop/dist/main.bundle.js and the referenced vendors bundle. Reproduce the unreadable message history after restarting with run_keybase, then verify that the history can be viewed without the ERROR CODE 205 decryption failure.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- electron, go
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100