On 15/04/2016 3:26 AM, Ryan Feeley wrote:
From another device, click the reset link and create a new password From original browser, I tried to log in but got “attempt limit exceeded”. Maybe you will get this too. I was also unable to sign in to manage account/change avatar (attempt limit exceeded)
That sounds like a server issue, and I agree it's strange and potentially quite confusing to the user.
ACTUAL RESULTS (AR) I was able to change the device name locally EXPECTED RESULTS (ER) I should not be able to change the device name locally
hrm - I guess this is a client issue, but I'm not sure it should be treated as a bug. Changing the client name in about:preferences#sync just sets a preference - so it can be changed even when the device is off-line. On the next Sync we'll update the servers (both FxA and the Sync clients collection) with the new name.
I'd agree it is a problem if the change in the name doesn't end up having any effect - but I suspect it will end up doing the right thing when we can finally Sync again. I'm open to discussing how to do this better, but I'm not yet convinced we should. I guess it would be possible to detect that we failed to update the server on-the-fly and show a lightbox or similar with messaging to the effect of "we couldn't update the name now, but we will do it later" if you think that's worthwhile. If so, please open a bug an attach a rough mock-up.
AR: Sync preferences did not indicate I was disconnected ER: Sync preferences should enter verification required state
Yeah, this sucks, but is being tackled in bug 1262272 - the client-side portion of this is ready to land, but the server part of this hasn't been opened yet (it was only today that I learned there *was* a server component of that - I was assuming magic happened :)
I asked Kit to link to the server side PR/bug in bug 1262272.
AR: Another device (desktop release) in the constellation was able to update my display name ER: Another device should have no way to do that as I’m not connected
Huh, I agree that's weird, but that appears to also be a server issue (the change of your display name is done directly on the web - the client's not involved at all)
AR: I can perform a manual sync, and the Last Sync time updates, though the other device does not see my new tabs ER: I should not be provided with feedback about something that is happening when it isn't
Yeah, this is a side-effect of how credential changes are handled by Sync, but once bug 1262272 is complete we shouldn't be able to hit this - so I'd say there's no need to action this directly.
The above isn't particularly helpful - but hopefully it's a tiny bit helpful :)
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