NodeForm assumes user is present when getting AccountName()

Created on 22 August 2025, about 1 month ago

Problem/Motivation

I have inherited a site that imports content via feeds, however it was set up incorrectly and did not set a user. When I try to edit the node, we get a WSOD. This is because NodeForm on line 162 sets the Author markup as $node->getOwner()->getAccountName() which, since getOwner returns null, getAccountName() fails.

Steps to reproduce

Edit a node with no user.

Proposed resolution

Check to see if owner exists and if not, assign it to currentUser();

🐛 Bug report

Status

Active

Version

10.4 ✨

Component

node system

Created by

🇺🇸United States markie Albuquerque, NM

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Comments & Activities

Issue created by @markie
@markie opened merge request.
Comment about 1 month ago →
🇺🇸United States markie Albuquerque, NM
Comment 30 days ago →
🇺🇸United States smustgrave
Fixes have to land in 11.x first

Tagging for issue summary update for steps that trigger when a user is not set, outside feeds (may be a feeds bug).

Will need test coverage

Thank!
Comment 27 days ago →
🇦🇺Australia acbramley
This was fixed in 🐛 Node add gives a Call to a member function getAccountName() on null Drupal 9 Closed: duplicate

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