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Forum Search error

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If someone is not logged in, then the error should reflect that and not an unexpected error. Marking this as an answer is saying that the bug is a desirable result, which it is not.
Walter of Mardovar
Can you repro and detail the steps? I can't repro this. Also, in your link above, it's a Partner (private) forum. So we should take that into account if you're searching in that forum without being logged in (you shouldn't be able to even get there).
Thanks!
Ed Price (a.k.a User Ed), SQL Server Experience Program Manager (Blog, Twitter, Wiki)
- Edited by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Monday, April 30, 2012 7:20 PM
- Proposed as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Friday, May 11, 2012 11:07 PM
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, May 23, 2012 10:20 PM
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I am sorry, but I do not remember those details. If I click on the link I posted above, I get the error today if I am not logged in. I have no idea today if I was logged in back then or how I got there if I was not logged in. If I login, I do not get the error today and I can search.
Walter of Mardovar
Ah, well it's a Partner forum. You shouldn't have access unless you're...
1. A Partner
2. Logged in.
So this is "by design" in order to maintain the private forum.
Thanks!
Ed Price (a.k.a User Ed), SQL Server Experience Program Manager (Blog, Twitter, Wiki)
- Proposed as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Saturday, May 12, 2012 5:41 PM
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, May 23, 2012 10:20 PM
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To add to this question, when I use the forum search function, instead of results I get the error "Unexpected Error" for my results. There are no other details given. The URL at this point is
Walter of Mardovar -
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To add to this question, when I use the forum search function, instead of results I get the error "Unexpected Error" for my results. There are no other details given. The URL at this point is
Are you sure you're logged in? FWIW I get your first symptom with the above URL even when I'm not logged in. When I'm logged in and try to go one level higher I get
<quote>
You are not authorized to perform this action.
</quote>Looks like GIGO to me. Do you have an example which involves a publicly accessible forum? ; )
HTH
Robert Aldwinckle
---- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Sunday, April 29, 2012 4:35 AM
- Unmarked as answer by Naomi N Monday, April 30, 2012 2:30 AM
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If someone is not logged in, then the error should reflect that and not an unexpected error. Marking this as an answer is saying that the bug is a desirable result, which it is not.
Walter of Mardovar
Can you repro and detail the steps? I can't repro this. Also, in your link above, it's a Partner (private) forum. So we should take that into account if you're searching in that forum without being logged in (you shouldn't be able to even get there).
Thanks!
Ed Price (a.k.a User Ed), SQL Server Experience Program Manager (Blog, Twitter, Wiki)
- Edited by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Monday, April 30, 2012 7:20 PM
- Proposed as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Friday, May 11, 2012 11:07 PM
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, May 23, 2012 10:20 PM
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I am sorry, but I do not remember those details. If I click on the link I posted above, I get the error today if I am not logged in. I have no idea today if I was logged in back then or how I got there if I was not logged in. If I login, I do not get the error today and I can search.
Walter of Mardovar
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I am sorry, but I do not remember those details. If I click on the link I posted above, I get the error today if I am not logged in. I have no idea today if I was logged in back then or how I got there if I was not logged in. If I login, I do not get the error today and I can search.
Walter of Mardovar
Ah, well it's a Partner forum. You shouldn't have access unless you're...
1. A Partner
2. Logged in.
So this is "by design" in order to maintain the private forum.
Thanks!
Ed Price (a.k.a User Ed), SQL Server Experience Program Manager (Blog, Twitter, Wiki)
- Proposed as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Saturday, May 12, 2012 5:41 PM
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, May 23, 2012 10:20 PM
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I never did like the Broken As Designed answer. If the forum is closed, then the page should not be presented in the first place, not when someone tried to use a feature there. However, there are more important things to do and I am happy to close this as never answered and perhaps the next incarnation of forums will work differently. I do have a nagging feeling that there is a case where you get this error even if you are logged in.
Walter of Mardovar