alanshaw/david-www

Private repo in Organization is not working

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#165 opened on Nov 28, 2014

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bughelp wantedhigh priority

Description

The image generated using Github, camo.githubusercontent.com, is throwing 404. Is it looking for authorization into david-dm using the Organization name as the account name ?

Is there any fix for this ?

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Tech stack
javascriptnodejs
Domain
backendauthorization
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
needs investigation
Prerequisites
JavaScriptNode.jsGitHub API
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
20
Research direction
The issue reports 404 errors for private repo images. Investigate the authentication mechanism used by david www to access private repositories. Look at the code for handling GitHub camo images and check if authorization headers are properly passed. Review comments for any mentioned solutions or workarounds. Focus on the OAuth scope and how the application identifies the organization account.