topic Re: custom webscript giving 500 Internal Error in Alfresco Archive

custom webscript giving 500 Internal Error

nancyaggarwal — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 09:21:29 GMT

Hi,I am integrating my application with alfresco using external authentication. now there is a need for adding logged in user to a group in alfresco and for that i have written webscript as below:AddUserToGroup.get.desc.xml<webscript> <shortname>AddUserToGroup</shortname> <d

Re: custom webscript giving 500 Internal Error

darkredd — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 09:57:13 GMT

Hi Nancy,

As per the error you're getting, you have not the permission to modify the group in your

people.addAuthority(group,user)‍

line.
Adding members to a group is an administrator's task, and I'm guessing the person logged in is not an admin or does not have admin rights to perform such an action.

Trying logging in with Admin user and test, if that works then execute your webscript as admin.

Re: custom webscript giving 500 Internal Error

nancyaggarwal — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 10:23:00 GMT

Hi,

Thanks for your reply. To modify that functionality i have written the above webscript with the authentication as user and yes the user is non-admin.

can you please help me how i can add users to group with non-admin access?

Regards,
Nancy

Re: custom webscript giving 500 Internal Error

darkredd — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 11:16:26 GMT

In your Java class where you call the webscript, I am pretty sure it asks you to log in, in that instance use you admin credentials to login and then pass the user entity as a parameter.
And if you do not have admin access, I cannot see you achieving that.

Re: custom webscript giving 500 Internal Error

nancyaggarwal — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 11:34:51 GMT

I can't use admin credentials. I have to achieve this without admin credentials

Regards,
Nancy

Re: custom webscript giving 500 Internal Error

hardik1512 — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 11:51:17 GMT

Hello Nancy,

Instead of javascript controller you can have a java-backed controller for your webscript. And in that controller write below code.

Authentication auth = AuthenticationUtil.getFullAuthentication();
AuthenticationUtil.setRunAsUserSystem();
// your code to set user in group
AuthenticationUtil.clearCurrentSecurityContext();
AuthenticationUtil.setFullAuthentication(auth);

This should not give permission error.

Hope this helps.

Re: custom webscript giving 500 Internal Error

nancyaggarwal — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 10:43:00 GMT

Thanks Hardik for your reply.

I am trying sudo script now for my query, if that doesn't work i'll try your solution.

Regards,
Nancy