105919 - You should not be allowed to post if you're not logged in

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 29240

(Bugzilla :: Creating/Changing Bugs, enhancement)

Description

[Christopher W. Curtis]

Because I access bugzilla from several different computers and browsers, not all
of them have my cookies set and I inevitably end up trying to post a bug or add
a comment without being logged in.  I think it would be better to have some
fields change or disappear if you are not logged in, making it much more obvious
than just a login link at the bottom of the page.  For instance, text entry
boxes would go away altogether, and lists would simply become labels, and then
maybe something nice like ``you can modify this bug if you <a
href="">login</a>'' above them.

Comment 1

[Jacob Steenhagen]

That would pretty much eliminate cookieless operation.  Bugzilla is designed so
it can be used by browsers that don't accept cookies or ppl who are paranoid yet
don't use a browser w/good cookie management features.  To that end, it pretends
like you are logged in (and have editbugs) where it is harmless to do so and
only forces you to log in where it's absolutely needed.

Comment 2

[Dave Miller [:justdave]]

not an exact dupe, but it's as close as you're going to get and still match the
requirements for cookieless operation that Jake noted.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 29240 ***