snapcraft gives a confusing message when you lack permissions to administer snap
Metadata
Current evaluation
Acknowledged message-quality bug: status should distinguish a missing snap from insufficient collaborator access; the series-based wording is gone, but no explicit resolution is recorded.
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: Maintainer @~kyrofa explicitly agreed that the behavior should be a quick fix, and the report provides exact actual and desired messages. The current code no longer contains the series-based wording, and SnapNotFoundError adds an access-rights resolution, but no specific commit or release was identified as resolving the issue; current Store 404 behavior still needs confirmation.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
Issue body
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
28
Quick Win:
17
Complexity:
18
Confidence:
78
Actionability:
76
|
keep open | Acknowledged message-quality bug: status should distinguish a missing snap from insufficient collaborator access; the series-based wording is gone, but no explicit resolution is recorded. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
20
Quick Win:
14
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
74
Actionability:
80
|
close resolved | 2017 report: `snapcraft status` printed "Snap 'x' was not found in '16' series." when the user simply lacked collaborator access. The old v1 store API message is gone; current code says "not found or not owned by this account". | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
14
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
50
Actionability:
60
|
needs triage | Confusing error message from `snapcraft status` when user lacks collaborator permissions — reports snap not found instead of indicating authorization issue. Untriaged, 9+ years old. | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
20
Quick Win:
17
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | snapcraft status reports 'Snap X was not found in series 16' when the real cause is that the user lacks collaborator/admin permissions on the snap; reporter suggests a clearer message. No labels, no comments, no maintainer activity in ~9 years. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Reports a confusing error message when lacking permissions to administer a snap. Suggests improving the output to clarify permission issues. Unlabelled, no maintainer interaction, and inactive for over 8 years. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
5
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
15
|
close stale | Requests improved error messaging when lacking snap admin permissions. Issue is over 9 years old with no maintainer interaction or comments. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | snapcraft CLI displays a confusing error when lacking admin permissions. Unlabeled, zero comments, inactive for ~9 years. |
Update history
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Related work
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Related To:
snapcraft#2921
(confidence 75%)
Commit 071ad06cd, titled "storeapi: remove exposure of series," appears in history for the removed series-based wording.
Related issues
No related issues found above the similarity threshold.