diff --git a/changelog.d/16770.bugfix b/changelog.d/16770.bugfix new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c02bd8510 --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/16770.bugfix @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Allow reactivate user without password with Admin API in some edge cases. diff --git a/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.md b/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.md index e8e492d09..9dc600b87 100644 --- a/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.md +++ b/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.md @@ -149,10 +149,11 @@ Body parameters: granting them access to the Admin API, among other things. - `deactivated` - **bool**, optional. If unspecified, deactivation state will be left unchanged. - Note: the `password` field must also be set if both of the following are true: - - `deactivated` is set to `false` and the user was previously deactivated (you are reactivating this user) - - Users are allowed to set their password on this homeserver (both `password_config.enabled` and - `password_config.localdb_enabled` config options are set to `true`). + Note: + - For the password field there is no strict check of the necessity for its presence. + It is possible to have active users without a password, e.g. when authenticating with OIDC is configured. + You must check yourself whether a password is required when reactivating a user or not. + - It is not possible to set a password if the config option `password_config.localdb_enabled` is set `false`. Users' passwords are wiped upon account deactivation, hence the need to set a new one here. Note: a user cannot be erased with this API. For more details on @@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ The following parameters should be set in the URL: **or** displaynames that contain this value. - `guests` - string representing a bool - Is optional and if `false` will **exclude** guest users. Defaults to `true` to include guest users. This parameter is not supported when MSC3861 is enabled. [See #15582](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/15582) -- `admins` - Optional flag to filter admins. If `true`, only admins are queried. If `false`, admins are excluded from +- `admins` - Optional flag to filter admins. If `true`, only admins are queried. If `false`, admins are excluded from the query. When the flag is absent (the default), **both** admins and non-admins are included in the search results. - `deactivated` - string representing a bool - Is optional and if `true` will **include** deactivated users. Defaults to `false` to exclude deactivated users. @@ -272,7 +273,7 @@ The following fields are returned in the JSON response body: - `is_guest` - bool - Status if that user is a guest account. - `admin` - bool - Status if that user is a server administrator. - `user_type` - string - Type of the user. Normal users are type `None`. - This allows user type specific behaviour. There are also types `support` and `bot`. + This allows user type specific behaviour. There are also types `support` and `bot`. - `deactivated` - bool - Status if that user has been marked as deactivated. - `erased` - bool - Status if that user has been marked as erased. - `shadow_banned` - bool - Status if that user has been marked as shadow banned. @@ -887,7 +888,7 @@ The following fields are returned in the JSON response body: ### Create a device -Creates a new device for a specific `user_id` and `device_id`. Does nothing if the `device_id` +Creates a new device for a specific `user_id` and `device_id`. Does nothing if the `device_id` exists already. The API is: @@ -1254,11 +1255,11 @@ The following parameters should be set in the URL: ## Check username availability -Checks to see if a username is available, and valid, for the server. See [the client-server +Checks to see if a username is available, and valid, for the server. See [the client-server API](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.6.0#get-matrix-client-r0-register-available) for more information. -This endpoint will work even if registration is disabled on the server, unlike +This endpoint will work even if registration is disabled on the server, unlike `/_matrix/client/r0/register/available`. The API is: diff --git a/synapse/rest/admin/users.py b/synapse/rest/admin/users.py index 4059039ba..a31a268cc 100644 --- a/synapse/rest/admin/users.py +++ b/synapse/rest/admin/users.py @@ -412,15 +412,6 @@ class UserRestServletV2(RestServlet): target_user.to_string(), False, requester, by_admin=True ) elif not deactivate and user["deactivated"]: - if ( - "password" not in body - and self.auth_handler.can_change_password() - ): - raise SynapseError( - HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST, - "Must provide a password to re-activate an account.", - ) - await self.deactivate_account_handler.activate_account( target_user.to_string() ) diff --git a/tests/rest/admin/test_user.py b/tests/rest/admin/test_user.py index 3caca98a3..04604bfc0 100644 --- a/tests/rest/admin/test_user.py +++ b/tests/rest/admin/test_user.py @@ -2747,7 +2747,7 @@ class UserRestTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase): profile = self.get_success(self.store._get_user_in_directory(self.other_user)) self.assertIsNone(profile) - def test_reactivate_user(self) -> None: + def test_reactivate_user_with_password(self) -> None: """ Test reactivating another user. """ @@ -2755,16 +2755,7 @@ class UserRestTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase): # Deactivate the user. self._deactivate_user("@user:test") - # Attempt to reactivate the user (without a password). - channel = self.make_request( - "PUT", - self.url_other_user, - access_token=self.admin_user_tok, - content={"deactivated": False}, - ) - self.assertEqual(400, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body) - - # Reactivate the user. + # Reactivate the user with password. channel = self.make_request( "PUT", self.url_other_user, @@ -2779,6 +2770,30 @@ class UserRestTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase): # This key was removed intentionally. Ensure it is not accidentally re-included. self.assertNotIn("password_hash", channel.json_body) + def test_reactivate_user_without_password(self) -> None: + """ + Test reactivating another user without a password. + This can be using some local users and some user with SSO (password = `null`). + """ + + # Deactivate the user. + self._deactivate_user("@user:test") + + # Reactivate the user without a password. + channel = self.make_request( + "PUT", + self.url_other_user, + access_token=self.admin_user_tok, + content={"deactivated": False}, + ) + self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body) + self.assertEqual("@user:test", channel.json_body["name"]) + self.assertFalse(channel.json_body["deactivated"]) + self._is_erased("@user:test", False) + + # This key was removed intentionally. Ensure it is not accidentally re-included. + self.assertNotIn("password_hash", channel.json_body) + @override_config({"password_config": {"localdb_enabled": False}}) def test_reactivate_user_localdb_disabled(self) -> None: """ @@ -2788,7 +2803,7 @@ class UserRestTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase): # Deactivate the user. self._deactivate_user("@user:test") - # Reactivate the user with a password + # Reactivate the user with a password. channel = self.make_request( "PUT", self.url_other_user, @@ -2822,7 +2837,7 @@ class UserRestTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase): # Deactivate the user. self._deactivate_user("@user:test") - # Reactivate the user with a password + # Reactivate the user with a password. channel = self.make_request( "PUT", self.url_other_user,