theforeman/foreman · error · Foreman::Exception

unknown permission %s

Error message

unknown permission %s

What it means

Error "unknown permission %s" thrown in theforeman/foreman.

Source

Thrown at app/services/association_authorizer.rb:22

      associations_klass = associations
      if associations.respond_to?(:klass)
        associations_klass = associations.klass
      end
      klass_name ||= associations_klass
      permission = permission_name(klass_name, action, should_raise_exception)
      associations.authorized(permission, associations_klass) if permission
    else
      associations
    end
  end

  def self.permission_name(klass, permission, should_raise_exception)
    suffix = klass.respond_to?(:permission_name) ? klass.permission_name : klass.to_s.underscore.pluralize
    permission = "#{permission}_#{suffix}"
    if Permission.where(:name => permission).present?
      permission
    elsif should_raise_exception
      raise Foreman::Exception.new(N_('unknown permission %s'), permission)
    else
      false
    end
  end
end

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at app/services/association_authorizer.rb:22 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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