Issue merging user accounts, web interace and rake console

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1

Currently running into an issue of a failed user merge of a very active user account into a new user. The user no longer has access to the previous user account and email, and due to my instance being on Auth0 SSO (which I do not have access to) I need to merge the users.

This hangs running in the browser, and I seem to be unable to kick the merge off using the application console as well.

Error Log, from running rake users:merge 
# rake users:merge['redacted-source-user','redacted-target-user'] --trace
Plugin name is 'discourse-user-notes', but plugin directory is named 'discourse-staff-notes'
** Invoke users:merge (first_time)
** Invoke environment (first_time)
** Execute environment
** Execute users:merge
rake aborted!
ArgumentError: topic
/var/www/discourse/app/services/post_owner_changer.rb:12:in `block in initialize'
/var/www/discourse/app/services/post_owner_changer.rb:11:in `each'
/var/www/discourse/app/services/post_owner_changer.rb:11:in `initialize'
/var/www/discourse/app/services/user_merger.rb:83:in `new'
/var/www/discourse/app/services/user_merger.rb:83:in `change_post_owner'
/var/www/discourse/app/services/user_merger.rb:71:in `block in move_posts'
/var/www/discourse/app/services/user_merger.rb:69:in `each'
/var/www/discourse/app/services/user_merger.rb:69:in `move_posts'
/var/www/discourse/app/services/user_merger.rb:14:in `merge!'
/var/www/discourse/lib/tasks/users.rake:57:in `block in <main>'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.0.6/lib/rake/task.rb:279:in `block in execute'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.0.6/lib/rake/task.rb:279:in `each'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.0.6/lib/rake/task.rb:279:in `execute'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.0.6/lib/rake/task.rb:219:in `block in invoke_with_call_chain'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.0.6/lib/rake/task.rb:199:in `synchronize'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.0.6/lib/rake/task.rb:199:in `invoke_with_call_chain'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.0.6/lib/rake/task.rb:188:in `invoke'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.0.6/lib/rake/application.rb:160:in `invoke_task'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.0.6/lib/rake/application.rb:116:in `block (2 levels) in top_level'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.0.6/lib/rake/application.rb:116:in `each'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.0.6/lib/rake/application.rb:116:in `block in top_level'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.0.6/lib/rake/application.rb:125:in `run_with_threads'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.0.6/lib/rake/application.rb:110:in `top_level'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.0.6/lib/rake/application.rb:83:in `block in run'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.0.6/lib/rake/application.rb:186:in `standard_exception_handling'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.0.6/lib/rake/application.rb:80:in `run'
bin/rake:13:in `<top (required)>'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/bundler-2.4.13/lib/bundler/cli/exec.rb:58:in `load'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/bundler-2.4.13/lib/bundler/cli/exec.rb:58:in `kernel_load'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/bundler-2.4.13/lib/bundler/cli/exec.rb:23:in `run'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/bundler-2.4.13/lib/bundler/cli.rb:492:in `exec'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/bundler-2.4.13/lib/bundler/vendor/thor/lib/thor/command.rb:27:in `run'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/bundler-2.4.13/lib/bundler/vendor/thor/lib/thor/invocation.rb:127:in `invoke_command'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/bundler-2.4.13/lib/bundler/vendor/thor/lib/thor.rb:392:in `dispatch'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/bundler-2.4.13/lib/bundler/cli.rb:34:in `dispatch'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/bundler-2.4.13/lib/bundler/vendor/thor/lib/thor/base.rb:485:in `start'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/bundler-2.4.13/lib/bundler/cli.rb:28:in `start'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/bundler-2.4.13/exe/bundle:45:in `block in <top (required)>'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/bundler-2.4.13/lib/bundler/friendly_errors.rb:117:in `with_friendly_errors'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/bundler-2.4.13/exe/bundle:33:in `<top (required)>'
/usr/local/bin/bundle:25:in `load'
/usr/local/bin/bundle:25:in `<main>'
Tasks: TOP => users:merge
2

Hate to bump this but still experiencing the same issue. Now getting a new Argument error after the rake aborted message though!

Including the two usernames in this next error log just to see if it’s somehow the user’s name that’s the issue.

Error log, from running rake users:merge 
# rake users:merge['n_stylo','nat1'] --trace                                                                                                                
Plugin name is 'discourse-user-notes', but plugin directory is named 'discourse-staff-notes'                                                                                                 
** Invoke users:merge (first_time)                                                                                                                                                           
** Invoke environment (first_time)                                                            
** Execute environment                                                                                                                                                                       
** Execute users:merge                                                                        
rake aborted!                                                                                                                                                                                
ArgumentError: topic (ArgumentError)                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                              
      raise ArgumentError.new(arg) if self.instance_variable_get("@#{arg}").blank?
            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^                                                            
/var/www/discourse/app/services/post_owner_changer.rb:12:in `block in initialize'
/var/www/discourse/app/services/post_owner_changer.rb:11:in `each'                                                                                                                           
/var/www/discourse/app/services/post_owner_changer.rb:11:in `initialize'                   
/var/www/discourse/app/services/user_merger.rb:83:in `new'                                                                                                                                   
/var/www/discourse/app/services/user_merger.rb:83:in `change_post_owner'                                                                                                                     
/var/www/discourse/app/services/user_merger.rb:71:in `block in move_posts'                                                                                                                   
/var/www/discourse/app/services/user_merger.rb:69:in `each'                                                                                                                                  
/var/www/discourse/app/services/user_merger.rb:69:in `move_posts'                            
/var/www/discourse/app/services/user_merger.rb:14:in `merge!'
/var/www/discourse/lib/tasks/users.rake:57:in `block in <main>'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.1.0/lib/rake/task.rb:279:in `block in execute'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.1.0/lib/rake/task.rb:279:in `each'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.1.0/lib/rake/task.rb:279:in `execute' 
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.1.0/lib/rake/task.rb:219:in `block in invoke_with_call_chain'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.1.0/lib/rake/task.rb:199:in `synchronize'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.1.0/lib/rake/task.rb:199:in `invoke_with_call_chain'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.1.0/lib/rake/task.rb:188:in `invoke'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.1.0/lib/rake/application.rb:182:in `invoke_task'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.1.0/lib/rake/application.rb:138:in `block (2 levels) in top_level'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.1.0/lib/rake/application.rb:138:in `each'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.1.0/lib/rake/application.rb:138:in `block in top_level'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.1.0/lib/rake/application.rb:147:in `run_with_threads'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.1.0/lib/rake/application.rb:132:in `top_level'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.1.0/lib/rake/application.rb:83:in `block in run'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.1.0/lib/rake/application.rb:208:in `standard_exception_handling'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.2.0/gems/rake-13.1.0/lib/rake/application.rb:80:in `run'
bin/rake:13:in `<top (required)>'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/bundler-2.5.3/lib/bundler/cli/exec.rb:58:in `load'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/bundler-2.5.3/lib/bundler/cli/exec.rb:58:in `kernel_load'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/bundler-2.5.3/lib/bundler/cli/exec.rb:23:in `run'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/bundler-2.5.3/lib/bundler/cli.rb:451:in `exec'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/bundler-2.5.3/lib/bundler/vendor/thor/lib/thor/command.rb:28:in `run'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/bundler-2.5.3/lib/bundler/vendor/thor/lib/thor/invocation.rb:127:in `invoke_command'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/bundler-2.5.3/lib/bundler/vendor/thor/lib/thor.rb:527:in `dispatch'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/bundler-2.5.3/lib/bundler/cli.rb:34:in `dispatch'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/bundler-2.5.3/lib/bundler/vendor/thor/lib/thor/base.rb:584:in `start'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/bundler-2.5.3/lib/bundler/cli.rb:28:in `start'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/bundler-2.5.3/exe/bundle:28:in `block in <top (required)>' 
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/bundler-2.5.3/lib/bundler/friendly_errors.rb:117:in `with_friendly_errors'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/bundler-2.5.3/exe/bundle:20:in `<top (required)>'
/usr/local/bin/bundle:25:in `load'
/usr/local/bin/bundle:25:in `<main>'
Tasks: TOP => users:merge```
3

Did you manage to get to the bottom of this in the end?

4

I haven’t! Error is still ongoing for these two users