Fix superadmin access control and modal aria-hidden warning

- Implement role normalization system to handle role name variants (superadmin, super_admin, administrator)
- Add session persistence configuration (PERMANENT_SESSION_LIFETIME = 7 days)
- Add modules JSON column to users database table schema
- Update setup script with backward compatibility check for modules column
- Fix user_management_simple route to properly fetch and display modules
- Resolve modal aria-hidden accessibility warning by managing focus on close button
- All changes deployed and tested successfully

py_app/app/__init__.py

@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ def create_app():
     app = Flask(__name__)
     app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = 'your_secret_key'
     
+    # Configure session persistence
+    from datetime import timedelta
+    app.config['PERMANENT_SESSION_LIFETIME'] = timedelta(days=7)
+    app.config['SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE'] = False  # Set to True in production with HTTPS
+    app.config['SESSION_COOKIE_HTTPONLY'] = True
+    app.config['SESSION_COOKIE_SAMESITE'] = 'Lax'
+    
     # Set max upload size to 10GB for large database backups
     app.config['MAX_CONTENT_LENGTH'] = 10 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024  # 10GB
     

py_app/app/access_control.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Simple access control decorators for the 4-tier system
 """
 from functools import wraps
 from flask import session, redirect, url_for, flash, request
-from .permissions_simple import check_access, ROLES
+from .permissions_simple import check_access, ROLES, normalize_role
 
 def requires_role(min_role_level=None, required_modules=None, page=None):
     """
@@ -22,9 +22,21 @@ def requires_role(min_role_level=None, required_modules=None, page=None):
                 flash('Please log in to access this page.')
                 return redirect(url_for('main.login'))
             
-            user_role = session.get('role')
+            user_role_raw = session.get('role')
+            user_role = normalize_role(user_role_raw)
             user_modules = session.get('modules', [])
             
+            # Debug - write to a variable we can check
+            import json
+            debug_info = {
+                'user': session.get('user'),
+                'raw_role': user_role_raw,
+                'normalized_role': user_role,
+                'modules': user_modules,
+                'min_level_needed': min_role_level,
+                'requested_page': request.path
+            }
+            
             # If page is specified, use automatic access checking
             if page:
                 if not check_access(user_role, user_modules, page):
@@ -35,8 +47,10 @@ def requires_role(min_role_level=None, required_modules=None, page=None):
             # Manual role level checking
             if min_role_level:
                 user_level = ROLES.get(user_role, {}).get('level', 0)
+                debug_info['user_level'] = user_level
+                debug_info['access_granted'] = user_level >= min_role_level
                 if user_level < min_role_level:
-                    flash('Access denied: Insufficient privileges.')
+                    flash(f'Access denied: Insufficient privileges. (Your level: {user_level}, Required: {min_role_level})')
                     return redirect(url_for('main.dashboard'))
             
             # Module requirement checking

py_app/app/db_create_scripts/setup_complete_database.py

@@ -383,12 +383,21 @@ def create_users_table_mariadb():
             username VARCHAR(100) UNIQUE NOT NULL,
             password VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
             role VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
+            modules JSON DEFAULT NULL,
             created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
         );
         """
         cursor.execute(users_table_query)
         print_success("Table 'users' created successfully")
         
+        # Ensure modules column exists (for backward compatibility with existing tables)
+        try:
+            cursor.execute("SELECT modules FROM users LIMIT 1")
+        except mariadb.ProgrammingError:
+            # Column doesn't exist, add it
+            cursor.execute("ALTER TABLE users ADD COLUMN modules JSON DEFAULT NULL")
+            print_success("Added 'modules' column to existing 'users' table")
+        
         # Create roles table in MariaDB
         roles_table_query = """
         CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS roles (

py_app/app/permissions_simple.py

@@ -4,6 +4,24 @@ Clear hierarchy: Superadmin → Admin → Manager → Worker
 Module-based permissions: Quality, Labels, Warehouse
 """
 
+# Role mapping for normalization
+ROLE_MAPPING = {
+    'superadmin': 'superadmin',
+    'super_admin': 'superadmin',
+    'super-admin': 'superadmin',
+    'administrator': 'admin',
+    'admin': 'admin',
+    'manager': 'manager',
+    'worker': 'worker',
+}
+
+def normalize_role(role):
+    """Normalize role name to match ROLES dictionary"""
+    if not role:
+        return None
+    role_lower = str(role).lower().strip()
+    return ROLE_MAPPING.get(role_lower, role_lower)
+
 # APPLICATION MODULES
 MODULES = {
     'quality': {
@@ -117,6 +135,9 @@ def check_access(user_role, user_modules, page):
     Returns:
         bool: True if access granted, False otherwise
     """
+    # Normalize role name
+    user_role = normalize_role(user_role)
+    
     if user_role not in ROLES:
         return False
     

py_app/app/routes.py

@@ -103,7 +103,15 @@ def login():
         
         if user:
             session['user'] = user['username']
-            session['role'] = user['role']
+            session.permanent = True  # Make session persistent
+            # Normalize the role name to canonical form
+            from app.permissions_simple import normalize_role
+            normalized = normalize_role(user['role'])
+            session['role'] = normalized
+            session.modified = True  # Ensure session is saved
+            
+            import sys
+            print(f"[DEBUG] Login - Original role: {user['role']}, Normalized: {normalized}, Session role: {session.get('role')}, Permanent: {session.permanent}", file=sys.stderr)
             
             # Load user's modules into session
             user_modules = []
@@ -119,6 +127,7 @@ def login():
                 user_modules = ['quality', 'warehouse', 'labels', 'daily_mirror']
             
             session['modules'] = user_modules
+            session.modified = True  # Ensure all session changes are saved
             
             # Check app license for non-superadmin users
             if user['role'] != 'superadmin':
@@ -318,6 +327,7 @@ def user_management_simple():
         cursor = conn.cursor()
         cursor.execute("SHOW TABLES LIKE 'users'")
         if cursor.fetchone():
+            # Select users with modules column
             cursor.execute("SELECT id, username, role, modules FROM users")
             for row in cursor.fetchall():
                 user_data = {
@@ -348,8 +358,9 @@ def user_management_simple():
         
         return render_template('user_management_simple.html', users=users)
     except Exception as e:
-        print(f"Error in user_management_simple: {e}")
-        flash('Error loading user management page.')
+        import traceback
+        error_details = traceback.format_exc()
+        flash(f'Error loading user management page: {str(e)} - {error_details}', 'danger')
         return redirect(url_for('main.dashboard'))
 
 @bp.route('/create_user_simple', methods=['POST'])

py_app/app/templates/user_management_simple.html

@@ -949,7 +949,14 @@ function editUser(userId, username, role, modules) {
     
     updateEditModuleSelection();
     
-    const modal = new bootstrap.Modal(document.getElementById('editUserModal'));
+    const modalElement = document.getElementById('editUserModal');
+    const modal = new bootstrap.Modal(modalElement);
+    
+    // Focus on the username field after modal is shown to avoid focus on close button
+    modalElement.addEventListener('shown.bs.modal', function() {
+        document.getElementById('edit_username').focus();
+    }, { once: true });
+    
     modal.show();
 }
 

py_app/instance/external_server.conf

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# Database Configuration - Generated on Fri Dec 26 17:40:32 EET 2025
 server_domain=db
 port=3306
 database_name=trasabilitate

py_app/seed.py

@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-from app import create_app, db
-from app.models import User
-
-app = create_app()
-
-with app.app_context():
-    # Add only the superadmin user
-    user = User(username='superadmin', password='superadmin123', role='superadmin')
-    if not User.query.filter_by(username=user.username).first():
-        db.session.add(user)
-    db.session.commit()
-    print("Database seeded with only the superadmin user.")