nextcloud / nextcloud/server

[Bug]: File locks UI doesn't allow unocking for owner

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Description

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Bug description

The Files Lock feature allows users to manually lock files to prevent concurrent modifications. The file owner is always allowed to unlock any existing lock on an API level, regardless of who created the lock, but the frontend UI only enables the Unlock action when the current user is the lock owner.

Steps to reproduce

Alice shares the file with Bob with edit permissions.
Bob locks the file.
Alice can't unlock the file from her side via the UI, even as the file owner.

Expected behavior

Alice can unlock the file any time as the owner

Nextcloud Server version

32

Operating system

Debian/Ubuntu

PHP engine version

PHP 8.3

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

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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 tracing the Files Lock frontend action and compare its owner check with the existing API behavior described in the issue. Reproduce the Alice-and-Bob scenario, then verify that the file owner can unlock Bob's lock through the UI without removing the restriction for other users.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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