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  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-47657

Wrong error message when editing own glossary entry after timeout

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    • Icon: Bug Bug
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Icon: Minor Minor
    • 2.6.6, 2.7.3
    • 2.8
    • Glossary
    • MOODLE_28_STABLE
    • MOODLE_26_STABLE, MOODLE_27_STABLE
    • MDL-47657-master
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      1. Create a glossary activity
        • Ensure the "Always allow editing" setting is set to No
        • Leave other settings as defaults
      2. Login as a student
      3. Access the glossary.
      4. Add a new entry with a Concept and Definition
      5. Click the 'Save changes' button.
      6. Click on the editing icon
      7. Make changes to the glossary entry
      8. Click the 'Save changes' button.
      9. VERIFY that no errors are shown
      10. Stay on the Glossary view page (which should show the editing icon) and wait 30min (or less if you can reduce $CFG->maxeditingtime)
      11. Try editing the entry.
      12. VERIFY that a timeout error is shown.
      13. Log in as an admin
      14. Edit the glossary entry
      15. VERIFY that no issues are shown
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      Create a glossary activity Ensure the "Always allow editing" setting is set to No Leave other settings as defaults Login as a student Access the glossary. Add a new entry with a Concept and Definition Click the 'Save changes' button. Click on the editing icon Make changes to the glossary entry Click the 'Save changes' button. VERIFY that no errors are shown Stay on the Glossary view page (which should show the editing icon) and wait 30min (or less if you can reduce $CFG->maxeditingtime) Try editing the entry. VERIFY that a timeout error is shown. Log in as an admin Edit the glossary entry VERIFY that no issues are shown

      1. Create a glossary activity
        • Ensure the "Always allow editing" setting is set to No
        • Leave other settings as defaults
      2. Login as a student
      3. Access the glossary.
      4. Add a new entry with a Concept and Definition
      5. Click the 'Save changes' button.
      6. Stay on the Glossary view page (which should show the editing icon) and wait 30min (or less if you can reduce $CFG->maxeditingtime)
      7. Try editing the entry.

      Expected result: The user should be shown a timeout error.

      Actual result: An error about the user not being able to edit other's entries is shown.

      You cannot edit other people's entries.
      		 
       
      		 
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      Debug info:
      		 
      Error code: errcannoteditothers
      		 
      Stack trace:
      		 
       
      		 
          line 463 of /lib/setuplib.php: moodle_exception thrown
      		 
          line 44 of /mod/glossary/edit.php: call to print_error()
      		 
       
      		 
      Output buffer: Notice: Undefined variable: fromdb in /var/www/vhosts/qa.moodle.net/html/mod/glossary/edit.php on line 43 Notice: Trying to get property of non-object in /var/www/vhosts/qa.moodle.net/html/mod/glossary/edit.php on line 43

      The problem is that there is an incorrect variable name used on line 44...

              if ($USER->id != $fromdb->userid) {

      ...which should be...

              if ($USER->id != $entry->userid) {

            davecooper Dave Cooper
            salvetore Michael de Raadt
            Sam Hemelryk Sam Hemelryk
            Dan Poltawski Dan Poltawski
            Mark Nelson Mark Nelson
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