I wanted to make changes to a wiki with the system user, but I can only change headings, not content. Here I get an error message in the console and in the browser “Error 422”. I could already rule out that it is due to the new content, as I can save it with a normal user. It is also not the article itself, others cannot be saved either. What works, however, is to create a new article with the system user, and it is then possible to edit it afterwards. Discourse 3.2.0.beta5-dev error in console: ajax-error.js:35 SyntaxError: Unexpected token ' ) at l (ajax-error.js:31:20) at c (ajax-error.js:74:10) at ajax-error.js:83:11 at _ (rsvp.js:434:1) at y (rsvp.js:420:1) at m (rsvp.js:369:1) at invoke (backburner.js.js:282:1) at h.flush (backburner.js.js:197:1) at p.flush (backburner.js.js:358:1) at B._end (backburner.js.js:798:1) at B.end (backburner.js.js:589:1) at B._run (backburner.js.js:842:1) at B.run (backburner.js.js:624:1) at e.run (index.js:75:1) at t.error (ajax.js:148:7) at l (jquery.js:3223:31) at Object.fireWith [as rejectWith] (jquery.js:3353:7) at T (jquery.js:9629:14) at XMLHttpRequest. (jquery.js:9888:9) l @ ajax-error.js:35 c @ ajax-error.js:74 (anonymous) @ ajax-error.js:83 _ @ rsvp.js:434 y @ rsvp.js:420 m @ rsvp.js:369 invoke @ backburner.js.js:282 flush @ backburner.js.js:197 flush @ backburner.js.js:358 _end @ backburner.js.js:798 end @ backburner.js.js:589 _run @ backburner.js.js:842 run @ backburner.js.js:624 e.run @ index.js:75 t.error @ ajax.js:148 l @ jquery.js:3223 fireWith @ jquery.js:3353 T @ jquery.js:9629 (anonymous) @ jquery.js:9888 load (async) send @ jquery.js:9907 ajax @ jquery.js:9521 f @ ajax.js:173 (anonymous) @ rsvp.js:457 k @ rsvp.js:913 k @ ajax.js:192 update @ rest.js:119 update @ store.js:197 update @ rest.js:30 save @ rest.js:89 (anonymous) @ composer.js:1011 _ @ rsvp.js:434 y @ rsvp.js:420 invoke @ backburner.js.js:282 flush @ backburner.js.js:197 flush @ backburner.js.js:358 _end @ backburner.js.js:798 end @ backburner.js.js:589 _run @ backburner.js.js:842 run @ backburner.js.js:624 e.run @ index.js:75 t.success @ ajax.js:118 l @ jquery.js:3223 fireWith @ jquery.js:3353 T @ jquery.js:9627 (anonymous) @ jquery.js:9888 load (async) send @ jquery.js:9907 ajax @ jquery.js:9521 f @ ajax.js:173 (anonymous) @ rsvp.js:457 k @ rsvp.js:913 k @ ajax.js:192 update @ topic.js:722 (anonymous) @ composer.js:983 _ @ rsvp.js:434 (anonymous) @ rsvp.js:489 invoke @ backburner.js.js:282 flush @ backburner.js.js:197 flush @ backburner.js.js:358 _end @ backburner.js.js:798 B._boundAutorunEnd @ backburner.js.js:523 Promise.then (async) n @ backburner.js.js:26 flush @ index.js:40 _scheduleAutorun @ backburner.js.js:964 _ensureInstance @ backburner.js.js:955 ensureInstance @ backburner.js.js:767 scheduleRevalidate @ index.js:3337 dirtyTag @ validator.js:368 T @ validator.js:440 M @ index.js:485 D @ index.js:521 Ae @ index.js:1796 Ce @ index.js:1772 set @ observable.js:23 save @ composer.js:1022 saveAction @ composer.js:822 _triggerAction @ d-button.js:115 click @ d-button.js:87

Ah, this could be another one where the new group-allowed settings aren’t playing nice with the system user. I think there has been a temporary fix put in place while a firmer solution is being worked on. Could you update your site from your /upgrade page and see if you still get the same issues?

Not possible to edit wiki articles with system user

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suteroun January 29, 2024, 11:29am 3

It works for me. Thank you.

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