nextcloud / nextcloud/server

[Bug]: User does not gain file/folder access when joining a remote share group

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Description

⚠️ This issue respects the following points: ⚠️
Bug description

See #51000

Steps to reproduce
  1. Server A shares a file with a group X in server B
  2. User P is added to the group X after the share

User P does not have access to the file. Any user(s) part of group X before the share do have access to the file.

Expected behavior

User P does have access to the file.

Nextcloud Server version

master

Operating system

None

PHP engine version

None

Web server

None

Database engine version

None

Is this bug present after an update or on a fresh install?

None

Are you using the Nextcloud Server Encryption module?

None

What user-backends are you using?
  • Default user-backend (database)
  • LDAP/ Active Directory
  • SSO - SAML
  • Other
Configuration report

List of activated Apps

Nextcloud Signing status

Nextcloud Logs

Additional info

No response

Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading issue #51000, which this report references, then trace the remote share flow for a user added to a group after the share exists. Reproduce the two-server scenario described here and verify that the newly added user gains access while existing group members retain access.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
authorization, backend, distributed-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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