Getting error trying to release a snap
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Current evaluation
User gets store error 'You do not have permissions to modify this Snap' when releasing, despite being granted access. No snap name, command, snapcraft version, whoami output, or maintainer response; string does not exist in snapcraft source.
Suggested action: needs triage
Reason: The report is completely untriaged: 'Labels: none', 'Comment count: 0', and last activity equals creation (1814 days ago), with no maintainer acknowledgement. It is also unactionable as written — the body gives no snap name, no command run, no Snapcraft version, and no 'snapcraft whoami' output; a grep of the current tree shows no code path emitting 'permissions to modify' or 'not have permission', so the message originates from the Snap Store API (store-side macaroon/permissions or expired login), matching docs/how-to/publishing/authenticate.rst. Impact is limited to one reporter's release blockage and is most likely resolved by re-running 'snapcraft login'/'whoami' or store-side permission checks, not a snapcraft code fix.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
Issue body
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
25
Quick Win:
2
Complexity:
35
Confidence:
72
Actionability:
15
|
needs triage | User gets store error 'You do not have permissions to modify this Snap' when releasing, despite being granted access. No snap name, command, snapcraft version, whoami output, or maintainer response; string does not exist in snapcraft source. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
20
Quick Win:
3
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
89
Actionability:
25
|
needs triage | Untriaged snap-release permission error: access is reported but release fails; no command, Snap name, Snapcraft version, account output, or maintainer response is provided. | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
5
Quick Win:
4
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
90
|
close not a bug | User reports 'You do not have permissions to modify this Snap' error when releasing a snap, despite having been granted permission. No labels, no comments, no activity for ~5 years. Store-side permission issue, not a snapcraft bug. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
10
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
90
|
close not a bug | Snap release permissions error reported by external contributor. No maintainer response, zero comments, inactive for ~4.8 years, unlabelled. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
10
Confidence:
95
Support Request:
95
|
close not a bug | User reports a permissions error when releasing a snap, claiming access was previously granted but recently revoked. No maintainer response, inactive for ~4.8 years. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
10
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
85
|
close stale | User reports a Snap Store permissions error when attempting to release a snap. The report is over 4.7 years old, has zero comments, and lacks maintainer triage. |
Update history
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1743428 Exception raised when trying to operate on a snap that I don't own nor collaborate with | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | 403 package_upload responses made snapcraft release fail with a StoreReleaseError formatting KeyError and raw traceback; historical permission and error-formatting fixes address the reported path. |