Unmuting muted user in BBB, started from NC

ℹ️ Support
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Hello,
I need the function: moderator can unmute mutet users.
I have set allowModstoMute to true in the bigbluebutton.properties file. It works when I open bbb from Greenlight.
When I open bbb from Nextcloud, it doesn’t work: I can not switch users back to unmute after mute.
Where can I set this so that it also works from NC?
Who knows?

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We are currently not sending the allowModsToUnmuteUsers parameter, so BBB is using the default value which is false.

For me personally this feature is a privacy nightmare, but there are maybe use cases… In any case to add this feature, we need to extend the room configuration dialog and imo display a warning message on the join page. Please open a feature request at GitHub - sualko/cloud_bbb: @bigbluebutton integration for @nextcloud and check also the sponsor section if you like to see this feature in the next release.

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Thanks for the quick response!
I don’t quite see the nightmare and would appreciate a hint as to what triggers it.
I need the function for music schools: Imagine 10 lively children whom you want to teach to play the electric guitar. Then you have to be able to mute the children and unmute them individually.
But: Since I have enabled it for BBB in direct access, those who really urgently need this function could well take the direct route, not via NC.
I think that is acceptable.
And - we avoid your nightmare!!!
Thank you very much!
Kalbund

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Probably some people think it is bad if mod can unmute participants…maybe participant does not notice that s/he is unmuted, and talks about private things…

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That’s right. You don’t expect that you can get unmuted and there is no warning from bbb that you are on air.