Description of problem: Pulp confuses the words authentication and authorization[0]. This leads to confusion with our users[1]. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.4.0-1 How reproducible: Every time. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Attempt to perform an action that your user is not authorized to perform. Actual results: Observe that the raised error is about authentication. Expected results: The raised error should be about authorization. Additional info: [0] https://github.com/pulp/pulp/blob/master/server/pulp/server/webservices/controllers/decorators.py#L194 [1] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1081534
https://github.com/pulp/pulp/pull/1389
fixed in pulp 2.6.0-0.2.beta
observed that in pulp 2.4.4 it is about authentication like in https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1081534#c11 >>rpm -qa pulp-server pulp-server-2.6.0-0.2.beta.el6.noarch >> pulp-consumer -u consumer-admin register --consumer-id test04 Enter password: Permission denied: user consumer-admin cannot perform CREATE.
Moved to https://pulp.plan.io/issues/567