Summary

      1. Anonymous users with only view permissions can see the add comment pin and can add comment however this is not saved as well.

      Steps to Reproduce

      Anonymous user with only view permissions

      1. Grant anonymous access to Confluence with only view permissions on the Space
      2. Try to access the Page create earlier and open the attachment
      3. Try to add comment on the attachment and reopen the attachment

      Expected Results

      User should not be provided with an option to add comment as user has only view permissions including anonymous users , *they should not see the comment panel at all *

      Actual Results

      Sometimes anonymous users are provided with an option to add comment. Event though users add comment it does not appear on the attachment

      Notes

      Tried re-indexing but did not solve the issue
      No errors in the log file

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            [CONFSERVER-38730] Attachment comments do not function properly

            Thank you for taking the time to raise, comment or vote on this Bug. We regret to inform you that due to a limited number of reports and based on our current backlog of higher impact issues that we are closing this issue as Timed Out.

            If this issue is still impacting you on a recent version please feel free to comment with the affected version. Any further details you may be able to provide regarding reproduction or impact of this issue may help us better address this issue.

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            Confluence Product Management

            Adam Barnes (Inactive) added a comment - Thank you for taking the time to raise, comment or vote on this Bug. We regret to inform you that due to a limited number of reports and based on our current backlog of higher impact issues that we are closing this issue as Timed Out. If this issue is still impacting you on a recent version please feel free to comment with the affected version. Any further details you may be able to provide regarding reproduction or impact of this issue may help us better address this issue. Thanks again. Cheers, Confluence Product Management

            Just to add - we don't want to let anonymous users comment. But we don't want to show them the message telling them they can comment either!

            Beth Aitman added a comment - Just to add - we don't want to let anonymous users comment. But we don't want to show them the message telling them they can comment either!

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              msayed Mizan Ali Sayed (Inactive)
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