Allow accounts to be re-activated from the admin APIs

changelog.d/7847.feature

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add the ability to re-activate an account from the admin API.

docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.rst

@@ -91,10 +91,14 @@ Body parameters:
 
 - ``admin``, optional, defaults to ``false``.
 
-- ``deactivated``, optional, defaults to ``false``.
+- ``deactivated``, optional. If unspecified, deactivation state will be left
+  unchanged on existing accounts and set to ``false`` for new accounts.
 
 If the user already exists then optional parameters default to the current value.
 
+In order to re-activate an account ``deactivated`` must be set to ``false``. If
+users do not login via single-sign-on, a new ``password`` must be provided.
+
 List Accounts
 =============
 

synapse/handlers/deactivate_account.py

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 import logging
+from typing import Optional
 
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process
@@ -45,19 +46,20 @@ def __init__(self, hs):
 
         self._account_validity_enabled = hs.config.account_validity.enabled
 
-    async def deactivate_account(self, user_id, erase_data, id_server=None):
+    async def deactivate_account(
+        self, user_id: str, erase_data: bool, id_server: Optional[str] = None
+    ) -> bool:
         """Deactivate a user's account
 
         Args:
-            user_id (str): ID of user to be deactivated
-            erase_data (bool): whether to GDPR-erase the user's data
-            id_server (str|None): Use the given identity server when unbinding
+            user_id: ID of user to be deactivated
+            erase_data: whether to GDPR-erase the user's data
+            id_server: Use the given identity server when unbinding
                 any threepids. If None then will attempt to unbind using the
                 identity server specified when binding (if known).
 
         Returns:
-            Deferred[bool]: True if identity server supports removing
-            threepids, otherwise False.
+            True if identity server supports removing threepids, otherwise False.
         """
         # FIXME: Theoretically there is a race here wherein user resets
         # password using threepid.
@@ -134,11 +136,11 @@ async def deactivate_account(self, user_id, erase_data, id_server=None):
 
         return identity_server_supports_unbinding
 
-    async def _reject_pending_invites_for_user(self, user_id):
+    async def _reject_pending_invites_for_user(self, user_id: str):
         """Reject pending invites addressed to a given user ID.
 
         Args:
-            user_id (str): The user ID to reject pending invites for.
+            user_id: The user ID to reject pending invites for.
         """
         user = UserID.from_string(user_id)
         pending_invites = await self.store.get_invited_rooms_for_local_user(user_id)
@@ -166,22 +168,16 @@ async def _reject_pending_invites_for_user(self, user_id):
                     room.room_id,
                 )
 
-    def _start_user_parting(self):
+    def _start_user_parting(self) -> None:
         """
         Start the process that goes through the table of users
         pending deactivation, if it isn't already running.
-
-        Returns:
-            None
         """
         if not self._user_parter_running:
             run_as_background_process("user_parter_loop", self._user_parter_loop)
 
-    async def _user_parter_loop(self):
+    async def _user_parter_loop(self) -> None:
         """Loop that parts deactivated users from rooms
-
-        Returns:
-            None
         """
         self._user_parter_running = True
         logger.info("Starting user parter")
@@ -198,11 +194,8 @@ async def _user_parter_loop(self):
         finally:
             self._user_parter_running = False
 
-    async def _part_user(self, user_id):
+    async def _part_user(self, user_id: str) -> None:
         """Causes the given user_id to leave all the rooms they're joined to
-
-        Returns:
-            None
         """
         user = UserID.from_string(user_id)
 
@@ -224,3 +217,18 @@ async def _part_user(self, user_id):
                     user_id,
                     room_id,
                 )
+
+    async def activate_account(self, user_id: str) -> None:
+        """
+        Activate an account that was previously deactivated.
+
+        This simply marks the user as activate in the database and does not
+        attempt to rejoin rooms, re-add threepids, etc.
+
+        The user will also need a password hash set to actually login.
+
+        Args:
+            user_id: ID of user to be deactivated
+        """
+        # Mark the user as activate.
+        await self.store.set_user_deactivated_status(user_id, False)

synapse/rest/admin/users.py

@@ -239,6 +239,15 @@ async def on_PUT(self, request, user_id):
                     await self.deactivate_account_handler.deactivate_account(
                         target_user.to_string(), False
                     )
+                elif not deactivate and user["deactivated"]:
+                    if "password" not in body:
+                        raise SynapseError(
+                            400, "Must provide a password to re-activate an account."
+                        )
+
+                    await self.deactivate_account_handler.activate_account(
+                        target_user.to_string()
+                    )
 
             user = await self.admin_handler.get_user(target_user)
             return 200, user
@@ -254,7 +263,6 @@ async def on_PUT(self, request, user_id):
             admin = body.get("admin", None)
             user_type = body.get("user_type", None)
             displayname = body.get("displayname", None)
-            threepids = body.get("threepids", None)
 
             if user_type is not None and user_type not in UserTypes.ALL_USER_TYPES:
                 raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid user type")

tests/rest/admin/test_user.py

@@ -857,6 +857,53 @@ def test_deactivate_user(self):
         self.assertEqual("@user:test", channel.json_body["name"])
         self.assertEqual(True, channel.json_body["deactivated"])
 
+    def test_reactivate_user(self):
+        """
+        Test reactivating another user.
+        """
+
+        # Deactivate the user.
+        request, channel = self.make_request(
+            "PUT",
+            self.url_other_user,
+            access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
+            content=json.dumps({"deactivated": True}).encode(encoding="utf_8"),
+        )
+        self.render(request)
+        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+
+        # Attempt to reactivate the user (without a password).
+        request, channel = self.make_request(
+            "PUT",
+            self.url_other_user,
+            access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
+            content=json.dumps({"deactivated": False}).encode(encoding="utf_8"),
+        )
+        self.render(request)
+        self.assertEqual(400, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+
+        # Reactivate the user.
+        request, channel = self.make_request(
+            "PUT",
+            self.url_other_user,
+            access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
+            content=json.dumps({"deactivated": False, "password": "foo"}).encode(
+                encoding="utf_8"
+            ),
+        )
+        self.render(request)
+        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+
+        # Get user
+        request, channel = self.make_request(
+            "GET", self.url_other_user, access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
+        )
+        self.render(request)
+
+        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual("@user:test", channel.json_body["name"])
+        self.assertEqual(False, channel.json_body["deactivated"])
+
     def test_set_user_as_admin(self):
         """
         Test setting the admin flag on a user.