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vsTheijs
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6 years ago
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Incorrect AddFolderMemberError when not allowed to share externally

When I set 'Sharing files and folders externally' off for a Team and try to do Sharing/AddFolderMember for an external email address, I get the 'NoPermission' error instead of the 'CantShareOutsideTe...
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    Greg-DB
    6 years ago

    This should be returning the expected error now.

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Greg-DB
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6 years ago

Thanks for the report! This looks like an issue on our side. I'll ask the team to fix this up to return that specific 'cant_share_outside_team' error in this case.

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vsTheijs
Explorer | Level 4
6 years ago

Okay sounds good. Should I leave this post open until there is a solution or just accept this answer as a solution?

 

It would be great if you could mention it on this post when this bug has been fixed.

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    Greg-DB
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    6 years ago

    You can just leave this open. I'll follow up here once I have an update on this.

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      Greg-DB
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      6 years ago

      This should be returning the expected error now.

      • vsTheijs's avatar
        vsTheijs
        Explorer | Level 4
        6 years ago

        Great! I've tested it again, and I can verify that it works. Thank you for the quick fix!

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