Show an error message when accessing an app that your user doesn't have access to
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Description
Problem: Missing error notice when registered user is atempting to vote in polls, but is not a member of group with polls enabled.
Current behavior: In case registered user get a link to the poll and logs in AND does not belong to the group which is allowed to use polls (see settings in app store) he is redirected without any warning to "Files" app (Polls app does not appear at all). This is very confusing.
Expected behavior: In case registered user get a link to the poll and logs in AND does not belong to the group which is allowed to use polls (see settings in app store), an error notice should appear "You do not have access to polls. Please contact your administrator."
Note: I have been warned (in https://github.com/nextcloud/polls/issues/979) this is "core-related" bug, not directly related with "Polls" app.
System info: NextCloud 18.0.4; Polls v1.4.3
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing the core login and redirect flow when a registered user opens a Polls link without membership in the permitted group; the issue reports that the user is sent to Files. Confirm the access check and add the requested notice, then verify that this scenario displays “You do not have access to polls. Please contact your administrator.”
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- authorization
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100