Files sharing to a guest breaks when "share_folder" is configured
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Description
When I share a files to a guest which I create, the "files" window for the guest account stays empty and the "Welcome to Nextcloud" banner is always displayes after the guest user logs in.
After making a couple of tests I seem to have found the cause of the issue in my installation: To not fully put the root folder of my users into chaos with all the files shared to them, I've configured a folder "Shared" for each user where the shared files and directories are collected, this is the directive
'share_folder' => '/Shared',
in my config.php.
Unfortunately this seems to fully upset the files sharing to guest users, rendering this broken.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing a guest file share with config.php set to share_folder '/Shared', then inspect the guest account's files window and login behavior. Done means shared files and directories appear for the guest and the persistent Welcome to Nextcloud banner is resolved.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- authorization, backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100