https://www.reddit.com/r/modhelp/comments/kqckvg/psa_automoderator_may_require_full_permissions_in/
created by and_Gravy on 04/01/2021 at 16:53 UTC*
38 upvotes, 5 top-level comments (showing 5)
I had an issue where I set up a scheduled post on the new post scheduling system. I wanted the post to be posted by the AutoMod, pinned to the top of the subreddit, flaired with a mod-only flair, and marked as a mod post. However, I kept getting an error whenever the post was supposed to process, but the error contained no additional information. Just said that "Scheduled post failed to process" or something like that.
After some various troubleshooting, what eventually fixed it for me was going in to the moderator panel and setting the AutoMod's permissions to "Full Permissions." I believe it was set to "Post" or "Access" by default and I didn't realize.
So yea, on the off chance anyone else is experiencing some issues getting AutoMod to work with the new post scheduling system, I hope this helps.
[Edit] As user u/SolariaHues pointed out, only "Post" and "Flair" permissions need to be enabled to do what I was wanting to do in my particular use case. With that said, I'll likely leave AutoMod with Full Permissions anyway to hopefully avoid any incidents of errors related to permissions in the future.
[Edit 2] You heard it here first folks, Reddit Dev u/CoachZZZ piped in to say that this was a bug, and it has now been fixed. They also stated that they *"don't see any downsides to giving Automod full permissions [...] but that is entirely you and your mod teams prerogative."* So do with that information what you will.
Comment by SolariaHues at 04/01/2021 at 17:51 UTC
7 upvotes, 1 direct replies
It just needs post perms, and flair perms if you use mod only flair
https://www.reddit.com/r/modguide/comments/jlm8qs/the%5C_post%5C_scheduler%5C_feature/[1][2]
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/modguide/comments/jlm8qs/the%5C_post%5C_scheduler%5C_feature/
2: https://www.reddit.com/r/modguide/comments/jlm8qs/the_post_scheduler_feature/
Comment by CoachZZZ at 04/01/2021 at 23:31 UTC
7 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Howdy, dev here! Automod doesn't need full permissions. We saw a burst of failures over the last couple days, and we believe we resolved it by automatically granting Automod posts permissions and flair permissions when submitting a scheduled post using the Automod account.
If you want the fun nitty gritty, the bug we fixed was this:
Now, this specific case, and any other flair permissions-related bugs should start working for you automagically. Sorry about that one!
Comment by [deleted] at 04/01/2021 at 17:59 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Either change the flair to not be mod only or don’t flair it and change the flair after it posts.
Comment by Leviosashes at 04/01/2021 at 22:12 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Good to know! I had this same issue and ended up seeing a different post that suggested just removing the flair. I added it back manually after it posted successfully but it would be a pain to have to do that each time.
Comment by Python_Child at 04/01/2021 at 19:50 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Wait you can do scheduled posts with automod? How?