Removing permissions leaves files on sync clients

[ffried]

Let's take the following situation

Folder X:

• Group A: full access
• Group B: read access

Subfolder X/Y:

• Group A: full access
• Group B: read access

Desktop Client 1 is used by User U who is in Group B. Client 1 has synced X and X/Y.

Now when explicitly denying Group B to access to SubfolderX/Y, the Desktop Client 1 does not remove Subfolder X/Y locally. However, any changes made to the contents of X/Y will (obviously) fail to sync.

The only workaround is to selectively disable X in the sync preferences and wait for it to be removed. Then re-enable X to get only the contents User U is allowed to see.

Environment:

• NextCloud Server 17.0.2
• GroupFolders 5.0.5
• NextCloud Desktop Mac 2.6.2stable

[provokateurin]

@nextcloud/desktop This sounds like a Desktop issue to me and not Groupfolders specific?

[Rello]

Hello,
thank you for reporting this issue.
This issue was reported long time ago on old versions and we improved a lot since then.
If the error shows up again, please open an issue for the current versions.

[provokateurin]

nextcloud/groupfolders#3326 could be a potential fix 🤔