Multi-user: no call recording for additional user

Bug Reports
#1

Edit: this is not a bug but a design choice. See bottom of post.

REPRODUCIBILITY: 100%
OS VERSION: 4.4.0.58
HARDWARE: XA2 Dual
UI LANGUAGE: EN UK
REGRESSION: Dont’know

DESCRIPTION:

Not possible to record phonecalls in multi-user mode, as additional user.
(call recording still works as Device Ownder / defaultuser)

PRECONDITIONS:

Having created a new additional user.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE:

  1. Flash SFOS and do all the first boot steps normally.
  2. Create a new user
  3. Log into the new user
  4. Try to enable/allow call recording into settings.
    and / or
    Make a call and try to record it.

EXPECTED RESULT:

Call recording should be possible for all users.

ACTUAL RESULT:

Call recording is not possible.

MODIFICATIONS:

None

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Phone Settings as Device Owner = defaultuser

Screenshot_20220426_001
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Phone settings as additionnal user:

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#2

Does it work with the main user?
If not, it’s probably related to this issue : [4.3.0.12][4.2.0.21] Xperia 10 II: Mic doesn’t record sound after recording an outgoing call

#3

Yes it does. The first pic shows the settings for the main user where the call rec is available.

#4

This appears to be by design.

/usr/share/jolla-settings/pages/jolla-voicecall/voicecall.qml has these parts:

readonly property bool administrationPermitted: AccessControl.hasGroup(AccessControl.RealUid, "sailfish-system")

and later

    CallRecording {
        id: callRecording
        visible: administrationPermitted
    }

So I guess in order to have your other user have access to recordings, you will have to add them to the sailfish-system unix group. I do not know however what other permissions are behind that, it’s probably not smart to do that.

As a temporary measure, you can commment out the visible: part in that file and see if it works at all for a non-device-owner user.

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#5

Wooow, great! It works commenting the visible line. :partying_face:
Thank you for having taken time to explain. Instructive, interresting and very useful.
btw, commenting a single line in a qml file is done by adding // at the beginning.