[Bug Report]: Owner of books/shelves can't see their own, if custom permissions selected #2592

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-05T04:34:45+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 04:34:45 +03:00

Originally created by @ddaniel15 on GitHub (Jan 21, 2022).

Describe the Bug

I've created books and shelves and tryed to hide them befor publishing.
In the permissions i select "enable custom permissions" and nothing other.
For now i can't see my own books/shelves.

Steps to Reproduce

Create book
Go to permissions
Select "enable custom permissions"
Save

Expected Behaviour

access to the book - as the owner of the book.

Screenshots or Additional Context

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Exact BookStack Version

21.12.1

PHP Version

8.*

Hosting Environment

ubuntu 20.04

Originally created by @ddaniel15 on GitHub (Jan 21, 2022). ### Describe the Bug I've created books and shelves and tryed to hide them befor publishing. In the permissions i select "enable custom permissions" and nothing other. For now i can't see my own books/shelves. ### Steps to Reproduce 1. Create book 2. Go to permissions 3. Select "enable custom permissions" 4. Save ### Expected Behaviour access to the book - as the owner of the book. ### Screenshots or Additional Context _No response_ ### Exact BookStack Version 21.12.1 ### PHP Version 8.* ### Hosting Environment ubuntu 20.04

OVERLORD added the 🐛 Bug label 2026-02-05 04:34:45 +03:00

OVERLORD closed this issue

2026-02-05 04:34:48 +03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 04:34:52 +03:00

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Jan 21, 2022):

Hi @ddaniel15,
This isn't really a bug, but an expected affect of the permission system, of setting permissions more restrictive than your own visibility.

The ability for owners to always see their content has already been requested in #2697 so I'll therefore close this off.

Note, Users assigned the original "Admin" role should retain visibility of anything so should be able to undo your permission control changes.

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Jan 21, 2022): Hi @ddaniel15, This isn't really a bug, but an expected affect of the permission system, of setting permissions more restrictive than your own visibility. The ability for owners to always see their content has already been requested in #2697 so I'll therefore close this off. Note, Users assigned the original "Admin" role should retain visibility of anything so should be able to undo your permission control changes.

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 04:34:54 +03:00

@ddaniel15 commented on GitHub (Jan 21, 2022):

Hello @ssddanbrown,
thanks for reply and for BookStack!
regards

@ddaniel15 commented on GitHub (Jan 21, 2022): Hello @ssddanbrown, thanks for reply and for BookStack! regards

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Reference: starred/BookStack#2592