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Feature #16817

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Configuration option to grant users read access to "All users" group by default

Added by Peter Amstutz about 4 years ago. Updated almost 3 years ago.

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
Normal
Assigned To:
Category:
API
Target version:
Story points:
-
Release relationship:
Auto

Description

Currently, a user is considered "set up" if there is a permission link "user" -> can_read -> "All users"

This means things shared with "All users" can be seen by everyone in the "All users" group.

However, there is a problems with this:

We don't create the link going the other way: "All users" -> can_read -> user. You have to "opt in" users to be visible to "All users". This is confusing.

There is no UI enabling users to opt in (or opt out) of being visible to "All users" nor is it documented. There is also no other UI that would allow users to connect to one another (see #17814) or easily create/manage role groups for mutual visibility (#16946).

For this ticket:

Proposed solution: a configuration option that "opts in" users to the "All users" group by default when the user account is set up. Consider making this the default on new installs, because this is almost always what people actually want.

Follow up with additional tickets that make the multi-tenant case work better: a user should be able to create a group and then invite other users to the group so that they are mutually visible without being being required to be visible to the entire instance.


Subtasks 1 (0 open1 closed)

Task #18302: Review 16817-users-visible-upon-activationResolvedPeter Amstutz10/29/2021Actions

Related issues

Related to Arvados - Feature #17814: Send "invite" or "friend request" to connect with other usersNewActions
Related to Arvados Epics - Idea #16946: WB2 user/group management featuresResolved08/01/202103/31/2022Actions
Related to Arvados - Bug #18265: WB2 version show modified by as UUIDClosedActions
Actions #1

Updated by Peter Amstutz about 4 years ago

  • Target version changed from 2020-10-07 Sprint to 2020-10-21 Sprint
Actions #2

Updated by Peter Amstutz about 4 years ago

  • Target version changed from 2020-10-21 Sprint to 2020-11-04 Sprint
Actions #3

Updated by Peter Amstutz almost 4 years ago

  • Target version changed from 2020-11-04 Sprint to 2020-11-18
Actions #4

Updated by Peter Amstutz almost 4 years ago

  • Target version changed from 2020-11-18 to 2020-12-02 Sprint
Actions #5

Updated by Peter Amstutz almost 4 years ago

  • Target version changed from 2020-12-02 Sprint to 2020-12-16 Sprint
Actions #6

Updated by Peter Amstutz almost 4 years ago

  • Category set to API
Actions #7

Updated by Peter Amstutz almost 4 years ago

  • Target version changed from 2020-12-16 Sprint to 2021-01-06 Sprint
Actions #8

Updated by Peter Amstutz almost 4 years ago

  • Target version changed from 2021-01-06 Sprint to 2021-01-20 Sprint
Actions #9

Updated by Peter Amstutz almost 4 years ago

  • Target version changed from 2021-01-20 Sprint to 2021-02-03 Sprint
Actions #10

Updated by Peter Amstutz over 3 years ago

  • Target version deleted (2021-02-03 Sprint)
Actions #11

Updated by Peter Amstutz about 3 years ago

  • Subject changed from Configuration option to grant users read or write access to "All users" group by default to Configuration option to grant users read access to "All users" group by default
Actions #12

Updated by Peter Amstutz about 3 years ago

  • Target version set to 2021-09-01 sprint
Actions #13

Updated by Peter Amstutz about 3 years ago

  • Related to Feature #17814: Send "invite" or "friend request" to connect with other users added
Actions #15

Updated by Peter Amstutz about 3 years ago

  • Related to Idea #16946: WB2 user/group management features added
Actions #16

Updated by Peter Amstutz about 3 years ago

  • Description updated (diff)
Actions #17

Updated by Peter Amstutz about 3 years ago

  • Target version changed from 2021-09-01 sprint to 2021-09-15 sprint
Actions #18

Updated by Peter Amstutz about 3 years ago

  • Target version changed from 2021-09-15 sprint to 2021-09-29 sprint
Actions #19

Updated by Peter Amstutz about 3 years ago

  • Target version changed from 2021-09-29 sprint to 2021-10-13 sprint
Actions #20

Updated by Peter Amstutz about 3 years ago

  • Target version changed from 2021-10-13 sprint to 2021-10-27 sprint
Actions #21

Updated by Peter Amstutz almost 3 years ago

  • Target version changed from 2021-10-27 sprint to 2021-11-10 sprint
Actions #22

Updated by Peter Amstutz almost 3 years ago

  • Related to Bug #18265: WB2 version show modified by as UUID added
Actions #23

Updated by Peter Amstutz almost 3 years ago

  • Target version changed from 2021-11-10 sprint to 2021-11-24 sprint
Actions #24

Updated by Peter Amstutz almost 3 years ago

  • Target version changed from 2021-11-24 sprint to 2021-11-10 sprint
Actions #25

Updated by Peter Amstutz almost 3 years ago

  • Assigned To set to Tom Clegg
Actions #26

Updated by Tom Clegg almost 3 years ago

  • Status changed from New to In Progress
Actions #27

Updated by Tom Clegg almost 3 years ago

16817-users-visible-upon-activation @ df10273df0d8b78257d0bfb9ef0865e433977c1e -- developer-run-tests: #2756

nb this is based on a main version that appears to be failing tests, run-tests: #5001

Actions #28

Updated by Ward Vandewege almost 3 years ago

Tom Clegg wrote:

16817-users-visible-upon-activation @ df10273df0d8b78257d0bfb9ef0865e433977c1e -- developer-run-tests: #2756

nb this is based on a main version that appears to be failing tests, run-tests: #5001

The tests in main have been unbroken, sorry about that! Cf. run-tests: #5003

Actions #29

Updated by Tom Clegg almost 3 years ago

Rebased on working main branch & fixed test:

16817-users-visible-upon-activation @ 5e4b8ac7997c68ffa45471b9879789c96068885d -- developer-run-tests: #2758

(workbench1 retry passed: developer-run-tests-apps-workbench-integration: #2930 )

Actions #30

Updated by Peter Amstutz almost 3 years ago

  • Release set to 45
Actions #31

Updated by Tom Clegg almost 3 years ago

  • Target version changed from 2021-11-10 sprint to 2021-11-24 sprint
Actions #32

Updated by Peter Amstutz almost 3 years ago

Sorry about the delay.

This LGTM.

Actions #33

Updated by Tom Clegg almost 3 years ago

  • Status changed from In Progress to Resolved
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