Changes the password change workflow for admins.28938-password-change-workflow-for-admins

3 files changed, 36 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/users_controller.rb
index fa1bc72560e..a99563b7100 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/users_controller.rb
@@ -117,11 +117,14 @@ class Admin::UsersController < Admin::ApplicationController
     user_params_with_pass = user_params.dup
 
     if params[:user][:password].present?
-      user_params_with_pass.merge!(
+      password_params = {
         password: params[:user][:password],
-        password_confirmation: params[:user][:password_confirmation],
-        password_expires_at: Time.now
-      )
+        password_confirmation: params[:user][:password_confirmation]
+      }
+
+      password_params[:password_expires_at] = Time.now unless changing_own_password?
+
+      user_params_with_pass.merge!(password_params)
     end
 
     respond_to do |format|
@@ -167,6 +170,10 @@ class Admin::UsersController < Admin::ApplicationController
 
   protected
 
+  def changing_own_password?
+    user == current_user
+  end
+
   def user
     @user ||= User.find_by!(username: params[:id])
   end
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/28938-password-change-workflow-for-admins.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/28938-password-change-workflow-for-admins.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0781e1a2fce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/28938-password-change-workflow-for-admins.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Changes the password change workflow for admins.
+merge_request: 13901
+author:
+type: fixed
diff --git a/spec/controllers/admin/users_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/admin/users_controller_spec.rb
index 3d21b695af4..aadd3317875 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/admin/users_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/admin/users_controller_spec.rb
@@ -150,6 +150,18 @@ describe Admin::UsersController do
         post :update, params
       end
 
+      context 'when the admin changes his own password' do
+        it 'updates the password' do
+          expect { update_password(admin, 'AValidPassword1') }
+            .to change { admin.reload.encrypted_password }
+        end
+
+        it 'does not set the new password to expire immediately' do
+          expect { update_password(admin, 'AValidPassword1') }
+            .not_to change { admin.reload.password_expires_at }
+        end
+      end
+
       context 'when the new password is valid' do
         it 'redirects to the user' do
           update_password(user, 'AValidPassword1')
@@ -158,15 +170,13 @@ describe Admin::UsersController do
         end
 
         it 'updates the password' do
-          update_password(user, 'AValidPassword1')
-
-          expect { user.reload }.to change { user.encrypted_password }
+          expect { update_password(user, 'AValidPassword1') }
+            .to change { user.reload.encrypted_password }
         end
 
         it 'sets the new password to expire immediately' do
-          update_password(user, 'AValidPassword1')
-
-          expect { user.reload }.to change { user.password_expires_at }.to(a_value <= Time.now)
+          expect { update_password(user, 'AValidPassword1') }
+            .to change { user.reload.password_expires_at }.to be_within(2.seconds).of(Time.now)
         end
       end
 
@@ -184,9 +194,8 @@ describe Admin::UsersController do
         end
 
         it 'does not update the password' do
-          update_password(user, 'invalid')
-
-          expect { user.reload }.not_to change { user.encrypted_password }
+          expect { update_password(user, 'invalid') }
+            .not_to change { user.reload.encrypted_password }
         end
       end
 
@@ -204,9 +213,8 @@ describe Admin::UsersController do
         end
 
         it 'does not update the password' do
-          update_password(user, 'AValidPassword1', 'AValidPassword2')
-
-          expect { user.reload }.not_to change { user.encrypted_password }
+          expect { update_password(user, 'AValidPassword1', 'AValidPassword2') }
+            .not_to change { user.reload.encrypted_password }
         end
       end
     end