nextcloud / nextcloud/guests

Auto generated virtual guest user group can't share

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Dominant language
JavaScript
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Description

It's not possible to share files/folders to the auto generated user group guest_app
Same for talk: https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed/issues/9566

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Research direction

Start by tracing how the auto-generated guest_app group is handled when sharing files and folders. Compare that behavior with the related Talk issue at nextcloud/spreed#9566; done means guest_app can receive file and folder shares without breaking the guest-user restrictions.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
authorization
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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