Bug 568250

Summary:	Permissions are to restrictive (can't change bug status)
Product:	Gentoo Infrastructure	Reporter:	Mira Ressel <aranea>
Component:	Bugzilla	Assignee:	Bugzilla Admins <bugzilla>
Status:	RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Severity:	normal	CC:	sir.suriv
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Mira Ressel 2015-12-14 16:01:07 UTC

Permissions for non-developers seem to be a bit over-restrictive. In particular, I'm unable to change the bug status of bugs assigned to me to CONFIRMED or IN_PROGRESS; only UNCONFIRMED and RESOLVED are possible.

Has this changed lately? I remember having set bugs to IN_PROGRESS in the past.

Comment 1 Alex Legler (RETIRED) archtester

2015-12-14 16:14:48 UTC

Nothing has changed. What bug # are you referring to?

Comment 2 Mira Ressel 2015-12-14 16:30:24 UTC

I'm referring to #567762. I don't think I've ever been able to set bugs to CONFIRMED, this seems to be restricted to developers; but I've set bugs to IN_P in the past.

But even if nothing has changed lately, perhaps it's time to change it now? It's understandable that non-devs aren't allowed to mess with random bugs, but surely the should have control over their own bugs?

Comment 3 Alex Legler (RETIRED) archtester

2015-12-14 17:10:50 UTC

If I read the permission checking code correctly, assignees should be able to change the bug status. Why that doesn't take effect, I can't figure out quickly.

When you're working as a proxy maintainer you should ask a developer you're in touch with about editbugs.

Comment 4 Jason Zaman gentoo-dev

2016-02-01 09:12:33 UTC

(In reply to Alex Legler from comment #3)
> When you're working as a proxy maintainer you should ask a developer you're
> in touch with about editbugs.

I've been watching luis and he has editbugs now :D

Comment 5 Alex Legler (RETIRED) archtester

2016-10-15 09:12:35 UTC

*** Bug 595928 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***