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  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-76880

BBB plugin default 'guest' parameter breaks meeting’s guest lobby

    • Icon: Bug Bug
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • Icon: Minor Minor
    • None
    • 4.1, 5.0
    • BigBlueButton
    • MOODLE_401_STABLE, MOODLE_500_STABLE
    • MDL-76880-405
    • MDL-76880-500
    • MDL-76880-501
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      1. Enable the BBB plugin and set it up with valid server credentials
      2. In Moodle, log in as admin
      3. Create a BBB activity B1 and enrol student S1
      4. Join a BBB session
      5. Click the cog in the User Panel and select Guest Policy
      6. Set the policy to Ask Moderator
      7. In another browser, log in as S1
      8. Join the session
      9. Check that user is not allowed to enter meeting without moderator approval

       

      Non regression:

      1. Login as admin
      2. Enable External guest access setting from plugin BigBlueButton > Experimental features and save changes
      3. Set activity B1 as allowing guest user (B1 settings : check Allow guest access and Guests joining must be admitted by a moderator)
      4. Copy and paste somewhere the Meeting link + Meeting password to remember it
      5. Join the meeting

      As Student:

      1. In another private browser window:
      2. Login as s1
      3. Join the meeting
      4. Ensure that the user goes straight in the meeting
      5. Logout

      As Guest:

      1. Go to the Guest meeting URL (see third step)
      2. Enter password and get into the session
      3. Ensure that you are in the waiting room
      4. In the other window (as admin) quit the meeting
      5. In B1 settings uncheck "Guests joining must be admitted by a moderator"
      6. Join the meeting again
      7. On the private window, go the guest meeting URL
      8. Enter password and get into the session
      9. Ensure that you are going straight into the session without moderator approval

       

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        Enable the BBB plugin and set it up with valid server credentials In Moodle, log in as admin Create a BBB activity B1 and enrol student S1 Join a BBB session Click the cog in the User Panel and select Guest Policy Set the policy to Ask Moderator In another browser, log in as S1 Join the session Check that user is not allowed to enter meeting without moderator approval   Non regression: Login as admin Enable External guest access setting from plugin BigBlueButton > Experimental features and save changes Set activity B1 as allowing guest user (B1 settings : check Allow guest access and Guests joining must be admitted by a moderator) Copy and paste somewhere the Meeting link + Meeting password to remember it Join the meeting As Student: In another private browser window: Login as s1 Join the meeting Ensure that the user goes straight in the meeting Logout As Guest: Go to the Guest meeting URL (see third step) Enter password and get into the session Ensure that you are in the waiting room In the other window (as admin) quit the meeting In B1 settings uncheck "Guests joining must be admitted by a moderator" Join the meeting again On the private window, go the guest meeting URL Enter password and get into the session Ensure that you are going straight into the session without moderator approval  
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      After the Moodle update to new version 4.1. (build 20221128) BigBlueButton plugin

      has some issues with the guest waiting room function.

      I used this feature before without any problems, but after that it stopped working.

      Users can automatically enter to the room without any permission and the given preferences are totally ignored.

      I'm sure that the new version of the BBB plugin has some bugs, because i downgraded to the old version and this issue gone away.

      Please fix this problem, thanks!

       

      Steps to Reproduce

      1. In Moodle, log in as admin
      2. Create a BBB activity B1 and enrol student s1
      3. Join a BBB session as admin
      4. Click the cog in the User Panel and select Guest Policy

      1. Set the policy to Ask Moderator
      2. In another browser, log in as s1
      3. Join the session
      4. Student enters meeting without moderator approval

            shamiso.jaravaza Shamiso Jaravaza
            gkrisztian Krisztian Gal
            Laurent DAVID Laurent DAVID
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