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  1. Jira Software Data Center
  2. JSWSERVER-16782

Adding comment to issue from kanban board without "Add comments" permission gives error

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      Summary

      Trying to add a comment on an issue from kanban board without having "Add comments" permission results into error : "The JIRA server could not be contacted. This may be a temporary glitch or the server may be down."

      Steps to Reproduce

      1. on a Jira Software project, remove "Add comments" permission from users
      2. setup a Kanban board from this project
      3. try to add comment from the board to an issue

      Expected Results

      Comment link is not shown to users indicating that they do not have permissions to add comments

      Actual Results

      User is able to see the add comment link.
      When clinking on "Comment", the error "The JIRA server could not be contacted. This may be a temporary glitch or the server may be down." is shown. (See attachment)

      No error is shown in the logs.

      Workaround

      Give users "Add comments" permission.

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            [JSWSERVER-16782] Adding comment to issue from kanban board without "Add comments" permission gives error

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              rtandon@atlassian.com Ruchi Tandon
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