404 error when trying to access a shared notebook

[Eric Taix]

Hi all,

I'm quite new with Zimbra, but I've got a strange behaviour when trying to share a notebook.

Let's say I've got two users: user1 and user2. User1 creates a new notebook and decides to share it with user2. He names the notebook "Carnet de user1" (the translation of "User1's notebook" in French) and adds user2's email as admin.

User2 receives the mail and accept the shared notebook. The dialog shows the shared notebook's name (ie "Carnet de user1"). When user2 clicks OK then he's able to see the shared notebook in the notebook explorer. So everythings seems fine !

But when user2 tries to see the shared notebook, he receives a "404 Page not found" error instead of the shared notebook document list !

I used Firebug to spy the requested URL and saw http://mail.zimbra.lab/home/user2@zi...k%20de%20user1 (which results in a 404 Page not found) instead of http://mail.zimbra.lab/home/user2@zi...t%20de%20user1 - Note that "Carnet" has been translated to "Notebook" . If user1 use the last URL in a browser, he's able to see the shared notebook.

Is it a bug (Zimbra translates words in URL) or did I miss a configuration somewhere ?

Zimbra 6.0.15_GA / French language configured for both users / Browser configured with French locale.

Thanks

[Eric Taix]

I've just done some other tests.

1- You don't need to really share a notebook: just have a look to shared URL (at the bottom of the share window)

2- I changed the language preference, for user2, to Spanish, then I'm able do see user1's shared notebook

3- With Spanish as user's language, if I create a new notebook named "Bloc de notas de user" ("Bloc de notas" is the translation of "Notebook") and try to share it, then the URL is "http://mail.zimbra.lab/home/user@zimbra.lab/Notebook de Eric"

[Eric Taix]

As nobody answered (perhaps I'm not in the right forum ?), I used Firebug and tried to understand what's wrong with Zimbra.

Here is the faulty JS code :

ZmNotebook.prototype.getSearchPath = function() {
	var serverName = "Notebook";
	var clientName = ZmMsg.notebookPersonalName;
	
	var path = ZmOrganizer.prototype.getSearchPath.call(this);
	if (path.match(new RegExp("^"+clientName+"(/)?"))) {
		path = serverName + path.substring(clientName.length);
	}
	
	return path;
};

In my case the value of the property "notebookPersonalName" is (in French) "Carnet" and the path is initialized to "Carnet de user1". So regarding to the previous code the regexp match and path is changed to "Notebook 2".

I don't really understand why this RegExp is for (and I didn't try to understand), also I don't understand why there is a hard coded string (in bold)!!!

A workaround of this issue is to modify the value of the key "notebookPersonalName" in the file "/opt/zimbra/jetty-6.1.22.z6/webapps/zimbra/WEB-INF/classes/messages/ZmMsg_fr.properties" (according to the user's language, you have to modify the file ZmMsg_<XXX>.properties where <XXX> is the abrevation of a language) Et voilà !

Also I tried to find where ZmMsg.notebookPersonalName is used in the source code and I've only found one instance in the previous JS method. So it seems that there's no risk to apply the mentionned workaround.


Can a Zimbra team member:
1- may explain me what does this property for ?
2- tell me how to report this issue (or report it himself) ?

Eric

[phoenix]

Can a Zimbra team member:

Generally speaking, ther are no 'team member' in these forums as they're Community Supported forums not official Zimbra support.

2- tell me how to report this issue (or report it himself) ?

Go to bugzilla and file a report (link at the top of this page).

[Eric Taix]

Thanks Phoenix

[Jignesh]

Hey Eric ,
Are you using OpenSource Edition or Network Edition?
And also let me know that you are running with single mailbox server or multiple.

[Eric Taix]

Hi Jignesh,

I'm running a single mailbox server (opensource edition).
I also created an issue into Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.zimbra.com/show_bug.cgi?id=73557