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  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-62240

Export fails if some of the paths has more than 255 characters

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Details

    • Bug
    • Status: Closed
    • Minor
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • 3.3.5, 3.4.2, 3.5
    • 3.3.6, 3.4.3
    • Privacy
    • MOODLE_33_STABLE, MOODLE_34_STABLE, MOODLE_35_STABLE
    • MOODLE_33_STABLE, MOODLE_34_STABLE
    • MDL-62240-master
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      Setup

      1. Login as admin.
      2. Create a category with a name with 255 characters (you can use, for instance: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc vel mollis ante. Morbi accumsan a nisl vitae ullamcorper. Ut vel diam id nibh pharetra consectetur sed eget ligula. In eu nibh eget dui finibus condimentum ac id leo. Ut imperdiet orci aliquam.").
      3. Create a course with a fullname with 255 characters (you can use the same for the category).
      4. Enrol at least one student (s1).
      5. Add an assignment to the course.
      6. Grade the student assignment.

      Testing scenario

      1. Use the "Test of exporting user data" located at https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Privacy_API/Utilities for the admin user.
        • CHECK there are no errors and the large category name is exported correctly. 
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      Setup Login as admin. Create a category with a name with 255 characters (you can use, for instance: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc vel mollis ante. Morbi accumsan a nisl vitae ullamcorper. Ut vel diam id nibh pharetra consectetur sed eget ligula. In eu nibh eget dui finibus condimentum ac id leo. Ut imperdiet orci aliquam."). Create a course with a fullname with 255 characters (you can use the same for the category). Enrol at least one student (s1). Add an assignment to the course. Grade the student assignment. Testing scenario Use the "Test of exporting user data" located at https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Privacy_API/Utilities  for the admin user. CHECK there are no errors and the large category name is exported correctly. 

    Description

      When some of the contexts, such as a Course name or a Category name, have 255 characters (the maximum allowed), the export privacy data process fails:

       

      PHP Warning: mkdir(): File name too long in xxxx/moodle/lib/setuplib.php on line 1481

       

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          Discovered while testing

          New Feature - A new Moodle feature which has yet to be developed. MDL-61943 Implement the privacy provider for core_role

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed
          has a non-specific relationship to

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-62285 moodle_content_writer assumes context names will be unique to build context path

          • Major - Major loss of function, incorrect output
          • Closed
          Testing discovered

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-62320 Enable JSON mime type by default to avoid loose the extension with long filenames

          • Major - Major loss of function, incorrect output
          • Closed
          will help resolve

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-62853 Writer does not sanitise or shorten filenames in the subcontext

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed

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              sarjona Sara Arjona (@sarjona)
              sarjona Sara Arjona (@sarjona)
              Mihail Geshoski Mihail Geshoski
              Andrew Lyons Andrew Lyons
              Janelle Barcega Janelle Barcega
              Andrew Lyons, Adrian Greeve, David Woloszyn, Huong Nguyen, Jake Dallimore, Meirza, Michael Hawkins, Raquel Ortega, Safat Shahin, Stevani Andolo
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                17/May/18

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