Permission error on user talk page
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	Clovermoss
	Sep 11 2025, 11:16 PM

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I was reading User talk:Andrew Gray while logged out in desktop mode (Chrome browser) on a Pixel 6a. Then, I logged in because I wanted to leave a talk page message. I accidentally swipe backwards and am taken back to the login information but am not logged out. I get the error shown in the screenshot.

I open a new tab and manually type User talk:Andrew Gray into the search bar. I get the permission error again. Then I click the main page. I type the talk page in the search function one more time before it loads properly.

The page should've loaded regardless of whether I was logged in or not because it is a user talk page and visible regardless of user permissions. If it matters, I am an admin on the English Wikipedia.

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		Status	Subtype	Assigned	Task
		Resolved	BUG REPORT	• matmarex	T404402 Permission error on user talk page
		Resolved		• matmarex	T381096 Hide the search form in the skin during login, signup, and other auth-domain workflows

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Clovermoss created this task.Sep 11 2025, 11:16 PM

Restricted Application added a subscriber: Aklapper. · View Herald TranscriptSep 11 2025, 11:16 PM

Clovermoss edited subscribers, added: Oshwah; removed: Aklapper.Sep 11 2025, 11:16 PM

JJMC89 added a project: Mobile.Sep 12 2025, 12:09 AM

JJMC89 added a subscriber: Aklapper.

This seems likely to be related to auth.wikimedia.org somehow.

@Clovermoss: Thanks for reporting this. For future reference, please use the bug report form (linked from the top of the task creation page) to create a bug report, and fill in all the sections in the template. Thanks.

I clicked "report a software bug"

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. Is the task creation page different? Also, I did try to tag this but I didn't see any options for the English Wikipedia under projects. I saw some tags for the android app backlog, probably because of what I've tried to report before. I do want to be more thorough in the rare times I notice something but I really don't understand the process the way I want to. Is there a good guide somewhere? I'm not much of a techie.

Or do you mean keep the formatting and don't just describe everything in words?

This task would be mooted by T381096: Hide the search form in the skin during login, signup, and other auth-domain workflows.

Or do you mean keep the formatting and don't just describe everything in words?

Yes, ideally keeping that structure. :) Lists of steps are easier to follow for everyone... Thanks!

Not sure if its relavent, but logs have a bunch of:

Session "[50]CentralAuthSessionProvider<-:[number]:Clovermoss>[session id]: Unverified user provided and no metadata to auth it
Failed to load session, unpersisting

for various wikis (other than enwiki)

• matmarex added a project: MediaWiki-Core-Platform-Team.Sep 12 2025, 11:31 PM

JTweed-WMF moved this task from Inbox, needs triage to Next (DO NOT USE) on the MediaWiki-Core-Platform-Team board.Sep 15 2025, 2:39 PM

Jdlrobson-WMF moved this task from Needs triage to Triaged on the Mobile board.Oct 9 2025, 8:16 PM

OWresch-WMF edited projects, added: MediaWiki-Core-Platform-Team (Kanban); removed: MediaWiki-Core-Platform-Team.Nov 21 2025, 11:39 AM

• matmarex added a subtask: T381096: Hide the search form in the skin during login, signup, and other auth-domain workflows.Apr 17 2026, 7:11 PM

• matmarex closed this task as Resolved.May 18 2026, 7:46 PM

• matmarex claimed this task.

• matmarex closed subtask T381096: Hide the search form in the skin during login, signup, and other auth-domain workflows as Resolved.