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Subject: Re: deleting own user account
From: Robert Newson <rnewson@apache.org>
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Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:51:57 +0100
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I can confirm the behavior. Once I find the code in question I can tell =
you if it's intentional, but I don't think it is. In this case, we =
should be returning a 4xx telling you that you can't delete yourself, or =
allow it. So, if it's intentional, it's quite confusingly implemented.

B.

On 22 Jun 2012, at 16:35, Gregor Martynus wrote:

> Can anybody confirm that when signed in as a user, I cannot DELETE my =
own _users doc? It's simple to test in futon.=20
> Is this a feature, or a bug?
>=20
> I tested it on couchDB 1.2 myself.=20
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> --=20
> Gregor Martynus
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> On Wednesday, 20. June 2012 at 19:35, Gregor Martynus wrote:
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>> Robert, I get a 200 when I GET the same path. When I'm signed in as =
"test" in futon and delete my own /_users doc, I get a 404 as well. Is =
that not the case for you?
>>=20
>> I'm on couchDB 1.2, tested locally and on IrisCouch=20
>>=20
>> --=20
>> Gregor Martynus
>>=20
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>> On Wednesday, 20. June 2012 at 18:45, Robert Newson wrote:
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>>>=20
>>> Do you get a 200 when you GET that same doc id? I suspect you get a =
404. If so, check you have the right id, perhaps you need to escape some =
fields. Better, try deleting it from Futon which handles the escaping =
for you.
>>>=20
>>> If you're deleting an admin user, then you need to modify your .ini =
files (preferably via /_config/admins) instead.
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>>> B.
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>>> On 20 Jun 2012, at 17:28, Gregor Martynus wrote:
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>>>> I'm quite sure that this worked before, but doesn't seem to work =
anymore.=20
>>>>=20
>>>> Let's say I have a user account "test" and am signed in as "test".
>>>> The _rev number of users/org.couchdb.user:test is '1-234'
>>>>=20
>>>> Shouldn't I be able to delete my own account with
>>>> DELETE /users/org.couchdb.user:test?rev=3D1-234
>>>> ?
>>>>=20
>>>> I get a 404 response, but am still signed in as test
>>>>=20
>>>> The same happens when I try to PUT the document with _deleted: true =
...
>>>>=20
>>>> Any idea?=20
>>>>=20
>>>> --=20
>>>> Gregor
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