Problem accessing CATcher as an admin

[Eclipse-Dominator]

Describe the bug
When a user is listed as an admin in the CATcher repo settings, the user won't be able to access CATcher if they don't have the specified repo required.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Go to a CATcher settings repo like CATcher-org/public_data that contains bug trimming phase
2. Give yourself admin access
3. Go to your Github account, ensure that you don't have the repo required by bug trimming. For the case of public_data, delete the auto generated repo bugreporting from your account.
4. Access CATcher. (You can find the deployed version of the master branch here
5. Notice the error message "Bug-Reporting Phase's repository initialisation is only available to students"

Expected behavior
I expect to be able to log in and access CATcher as the admin (or at least the rest of the repo if I don't own the required repo for bug trimming if 'admin' should not be able to init the repo).

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Source: Bug discovered by @damithc and reproduced by @Eclipse-Dominator

[nknguyenhc]

@damithc Looks like this bug has been here for quite some time, even before this semester. The code was written in the way that purposefully prevents creating a repository for admin and tutors, which is why the error message arises as expected. Can I just check what should admins and tutors be able to view for phase bug reporting? Are they supposed to only see a blank screen?

[damithc]

@damithc Looks like this bug has been here for quite some time, even before this semester. The code was written in the way that purposefully prevents creating a repository for admin and tutors, which is why the error message arises as expected. Can I just check what should admins and tutors be able to view for phase bug reporting? Are they supposed to only see a blank screen?

I see. That makes sense. When testing the stated app (as I was doing that time), I guess the workaround is to add the person as a student to the csv file?

[nknguyenhc]

@damithc Looks like this bug has been here for quite some time, even before this semester. The code was written in the way that purposefully prevents creating a repository for admin and tutors, which is why the error message arises as expected. Can I just check what should admins and tutors be able to view for phase bug reporting? Are they supposed to only see a blank screen?

I see. That makes sense. When testing the stated app (as I was doing that time), I guess the workaround is to add the person as a student to the csv file?

Yea that works, but that would create a new repository for the admins, but admins do not need the repo for anything. I'm not too sure what admins should be able to do when they login to CATcher during bug reporting phase. Should we just allow admins to create repository in their own Github account?

[damithc]

Yea that works, but that would create a new repository for the admins, but admins do not need the repo for anything. I'm not too sure what admins should be able to do when they login to CATcher during bug reporting phase. Should we just allow admins to create repository in their own Github account?

Currently, we don't really use the admin or the tutor role, right?
For example, when I set up a CATcher session for my courses, I add myself as a student (so that I can see what students see) but I don't add myself as a tutor or admin because there is no need.

So, we can leave this issue as is for now.