[Pkg-owncloud-maintainers] Bug#784965: owncloud: File sharing by link only works when done by the file owner

[Roland Mas]

Package: owncloud
Version: 7.0.4+dfsg-4~deb8u1
Severity: normal

Hello,

I'd like to share files via links that I give to friends.  This works well
when I'm sharing my own files, but if I share a file that's shared with me,
even though I have permission to re-share, the link I get only leads to a
page saying that says that the link "doesn't seem to work anymore" (in
French).

In concrete terms: assume I have users A1 and A2, and group G.  A2 belongs
to G.  A1 shares /dir with group G, with permission to re-share.
If A1 shares /dir/file "via link", then the link works and the recipient
of the link can download the file.
If A2 shares /dir/file "via link", then the link leads to an error page.

This seems to behave similarly whether the sharing is done via the web
interface or via the Nautilus integration.

Thanks,

Roland.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 8.0
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)

Versions of packages owncloud depends on:
ii  apache2 [httpd]                                     2.4.10-10
ii  fonts-font-awesome                                  4.2.0~dfsg-1
ii  fonts-liberation                                    1.07.4-1
ii  fonts-linuxlibertine                                5.3.0-2
ii  fonts-lohit-deva                                    2.5.3-1
ii  fonts-sil-gentium-basic                             1.1-7
ii  fonts-wqy-microhei                                  0.2.0-beta-2
ii  libjs-chosen                                        0.9.11-2
ii  libjs-dojo-dojox                                    1.10.2+dfsg-1
ii  libjs-jcrop                                         0.9.12+dfsg-1
ii  libjs-jquery-minicolors                             1.2.1-1
ii  libjs-jquery-mousewheel                             10-1
ii  libjs-jquery-timepicker                             1.2-1
ii  libjs-mediaelement                                  2.15.1+dfsg-1
ii  libjs-pdf                                           1.0.907+dfsg-1
ii  libjs-underscore                                    1.7.0~dfsg-1
ii  libphp-phpmailer                                    5.2.9+dfsg-2
ii  owncloud-doc                                        0~20141208-2
ii  php-assetic                                         1.2.0-2
ii  php-doctrine-dbal                                   2.4.3-1
ii  php-getid3                                          1.9.8-3
ii  php-opencloud                                       1.10.0-2
ii  php-patchwork-utf8                                  1.1.25-1
ii  php-pear                                            5.6.7+dfsg-1
ii  php-pimple                                          1.1.1-1
ii  php-sabre-dav                                       1.8.10-2
ii  php-seclib                                          0.3.8-1
ii  php-symfony-class-loader [php-symfony-classloader]  2.3.21+dfsg-4
ii  php-symfony-classloader                             2.3.21+dfsg-4
ii  php-symfony-console                                 2.3.21+dfsg-4
ii  php-symfony-routing                                 2.3.21+dfsg-4
ii  php5                                                5.6.7+dfsg-1
ii  php5-cli                                            5.6.7+dfsg-1
ii  php5-gd                                             5.6.7+dfsg-1
ii  php5-json                                           1.3.6-1
ii  php5-mysql                                          5.6.7+dfsg-1
ii  php5-pgsql                                          5.6.7+dfsg-1
ii  php5-sqlite                                         5.6.7+dfsg-1
ii  zendframework                                       1.12.9+dfsg-2

Versions of packages owncloud recommends:
ii  exim4                                      4.84-8
ii  exim4-daemon-light [mail-transport-agent]  4.84-8
ii  php-aws-sdk                                2.7.2-1
pn  php-crypt-blowfish                         <none>
ii  php-dropbox                                1.0.0-3
ii  php-google-api-php-client                  0.6.7-2
ii  php5-apcu                                  4.0.7-1
ii  php5-curl                                  5.6.7+dfsg-1
ii  php5-intl                                  5.6.7+dfsg-1
ii  php5-ldap                                  5.6.7+dfsg-1
ii  php5-mcrypt                                5.6.7+dfsg-1
ii  smbclient                                  2:4.1.17+dfsg-2

Versions of packages owncloud suggests:
ii  libapache2-mod-xsendfile                 0.12-2
ii  libav-tools                              6:11.3-1
ii  libreoffice                              1:4.3.3-2+deb8u1
ii  mysql-server                             5.5.43-0+deb8u1
ii  mysql-server-5.5 [virtual-mysql-server]  5.5.43-0+deb8u1
ii  php5-imagick                             3.2.0~rc1-1
ii  postgresql                               9.4+165

-- Configuration Files:
/etc/apache2/conf-available/owncloud.conf changed [not included]
/etc/owncloud/htaccess [Errno 13] Permission denied: u'/etc/owncloud/htaccess'

-- no debconf information