Chat and Notify buttons show even tho not ticked in permissions

[exander77]

This is more of a question, maybe? Maybe a bug.

If I create a user View Only and doesn't and doesn't tick Chat and Notifications, the user still has Chat and Notifications buttons visible. When I check it, it doesn't seem to change anything. Shouldn't it be No Chat and Notifications if it is enabled by default?

[si458]

where are you seeing the options for 'View Only' and 'Chat and Notifications' ?

[exander77]

@si458 User permissions to device or device group.

[si458]

ah right ok yeh got you!

and you mean the 'Message' and 'Chat' buttons are still shown on the General tab of the device?

[exander77]

Yes. That's it.

[si458]

hmmm ok i think the is a bug, will dig into the permission tomorrow and see if i can follow them

if (Q('p20remotecontrol').checked == true) meshadmin += 8;
if (Q('p20chatnotify').checked == true) meshadmin += 16384;

...

if ((meshrights & 8) && ((connectivity & 1) || ((node.pmt == 1) && ((features2 & 2) != 0)))) { x += '<input type=button value="' + "Message" + '" title="' + "Display a text message on the remote device" + '" onclick=deviceMessageFunction() />';  }
if ((meshrights & 8) && (connectivity & 1) || ((node.pmt == 1) && ((features2 & 2) != 0))) { x += '<input type=button value="' + "Chat" + '" title="' + "Open chat window to this computer" + '" onclick=deviceChat(event) />'; }                    

[exander77]

Is it related to this? #5857
Or is this a separate issue?

[exander77]

I looks like a frontend code? But the issue is surely in backend as well as these buttons work (it's not just that they are there). The other issue is also a backend issue, when I display the button, it still doesn't work.

[si458]

ive looked into it and a fix is incoming for the displaying of the buttons/icons

basically you cant use the chat/notify features WITHOUT having remote control ticked,
this is because the meshcentral needs to connect/access to the persons desktop to open up there web browser

BUT you can just tick 'no desktop/no files/no terminal' and the person wont have control of the remote device

[si458]

commit here with the display fix for you! 3e23741 👍