Web IDE shows 404 when opening it using hot key with insufficient permissions

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Summary

When trying to access Web IDE as a Reporter or Guest via the hot key ., Web IDE shows 404 instead of the invitation to fork a project.

Steps to reproduce

  • Create a project and add a user with Reporter permissions there
  • Login as this user, open the project and try to open Web IDE using hot key .

What is the current bug behavior?

You will get 404 when trying to open Web IDE.

What is the expected correct behavior?

When a user tries to open Web IDE via Edit menu, the message You can’t edit files directly in this project. Fork this project and submit a merge request with your changes. is shown with an invitation to fork a project. Users should observe the same behavior when trying to open Web IDE via the hot key.

Relevant logs and/or screenshots

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Edited Aug 28, 2025 by 🤖 GitLab Bot 🤖
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