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[Bug]: From Name is not setting properly in Calendar invitations created from Thunderbird #45081
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I have isolated the issue to be on this file - /nextcloud/apps/dav/lib/CalDAV/Schedule/IMipPlugin.php around line 217: // Try to get the sender name from the current user id if available. When the event is created on Thunderbird, there is no userID set and that's why the sender name defaults to the default "Nextcloud". I propose to rewrite this secton this way: $sender = substr($iTipMessage->sender, 7); // Try to get the sender name from the current user id or from sender if available. Basically use the Sender from the iTipMessage object when userID is also null. |
Issue confirmed. @GalacticWave your solution will not work. userManager->getDisplayName() requires a NC UID and $iTipMessage->sender() at this point is a email address. |
Diagnosed. This an upstream issue caused by a fresh session with no cookie information. Causes userId to be null. |
I found that email address is the userID used in the Database. Hence, I simply used the sender which is also email address. Mabye because on my server, I used the email address as the username as well for all the accounts created. But seems like there is more to this that I didn't consider. The thing I can think of now is whether its possible to get the First and Last name from the user DB by querying using email address. But didn't find any existing functions or user cache functions that can do that. |
Querying the database for email address will not work, as email address are NOT unique. You can have multiple users with the same email address, but userId are unique. |
Something isn't right with the authentication. The property |
Bug description
When sending calendar invite from Thunderbird or other CalDAV supported calendars, the From Name is not correct. When sent from within nextcloud web UI, the invitation email is sent with From name being "user via nextcloud". But when the calendar event is created from Thunderbird, the invitation email is sent with From name being "nextcloud".
I wasn't sure if this is related to this issue - #5080 because I am not asking to chagne the from email Address. I am reporting an issue with the from name. I also have a fix for this. So, I thought that I can create a new issue and try to send a PR for this fix
Steps to reproduce
These steps work fine:
These steps produces the issue:
Expected behavior
The invitation email sent from the server when the calendar event is created in Thurderbird should also be "User via Nextcloud".
Installation method
None
Nextcloud Server version
29
Operating system
Debian/Ubuntu
PHP engine version
PHP 8.1
Web server
Apache (supported)
Database engine version
MariaDB
Is this bug present after an update or on a fresh install?
Fresh Nextcloud Server install
Are you using the Nextcloud Server Encryption module?
None
What user-backends are you using?
Configuration report
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List of activated Apps
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Nextcloud Signing status
No response
Nextcloud Logs
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Additional info
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