NC 32 breaks public guest links – BBB meetings only accessible for logged-in users

[bob-lee93]

Describe the bug
After upgrading to Nextcloud 32, BigBlueButton rooms created via the cloud_bbb app
can no longer be joined by external users using the shared guest/public link.
Joining a meeting now always requires a logged-in Nextcloud user. The sign with text "You will be forwarded to the room in the next few seconds." do not show up.

This behavior worked in previous Nextcloud versions and breaks external / guest participation.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Install and enable the cloud_bbb app in Nextcloud 32
2. Create a BigBlueButton room
3. Share the room using the guest/public link ("Share guest link")
4. Open the link in a private/incognito browser session or from a device not logged into Nextcloud
5. User is redirected to Nextcloud login and cannot join the meeting as a guest

Expected behavior
External users should be able to join a BigBlueButton meeting using the shared guest/public link
without needing to log in to Nextcloud, as it worked before upgrading to Nextcloud 32.

Screenshots
If applicable, add screenshots showing the redirect to the Nextcloud login page
when opening the guest link.

System (please complete the following information):

• Browser with version: [ Firefox 146.0.1 / Edge 143.0.3650.96 ]
• App version: 2.9.0
• Nextcloud version: 32.0.2
• BigBlueButton version: BigBlueButton Inc. Clientversion: 2568
• Is your BigBlueButton instance working with Greenlight? Not tested because function is actually OK
• Did you enter your BBB API url and secret? yes
• Are you using a load balancer, like Scalelite? no

Nextcloud log:
No events logged for this

Additional context
We have updated Nextcloud to version 32 because the BBB app 2.9.0 now officially supports it. Rolling back NC for this does not seem sensible. We have several Nextcloud installations in the education sector that need to create BBB room links in Nextcloud for external users.

I haven't come across any bug reports on this yet, so I hope I've done everything right.

Thank you very much for your great work!

[smarinier]

Hi,

We don't reproduce this issue. (NC32 changes did not affect this area of features).

Could you check your room's Access settings ? (See image)

What you need is (i guess) "Public" as access. Otherwise, in other cases, Nextcloud accouns or passwords will be required.

[bob-lee93]

Hi,

We don't reproduce this issue. (NC32 changes did not affect this area of features).

Could you check your room's Access settings ? (See image)

What you need is (i guess) "Public" as access. Otherwise, in other cases, Nextcloud accouns or passwords will be required.

Hi,

yes this paramter is set to public and was unchanged since the Major-Upgrade to NC 32.

Thank you for your hint.