Fix reactivated users not being added to the user directory

changelog.d/10762.bugfix

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix a bug where reactivated users would be missing from the user directory.

changelog.d/10782.bugfix

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix a bug where reactivated users would be missing from the user directory.

synapse/handlers/deactivate_account.py

@@ -255,16 +255,16 @@ async def activate_account(self, user_id: str) -> None:
         Args:
             user_id: ID of user to be re-activated
         """
-        # Add the user to the directory, if necessary.
         user = UserID.from_string(user_id)
-        if self.hs.config.user_directory_search_all_users:
-            profile = await self.store.get_profileinfo(user.localpart)
-            await self.user_directory_handler.handle_local_profile_change(
-                user_id, profile
-            )
 
         # Ensure the user is not marked as erased.
         await self.store.mark_user_not_erased(user_id)
 
         # Mark the user as active.
         await self.store.set_user_deactivated_status(user_id, False)
+
+        # Add the user to the directory, if necessary. Note that
+        # this must be done after the user is re-activated, because
+        # deactivated users are excluded from the user directory.
+        profile = await self.store.get_profileinfo(user.localpart)
+        await self.user_directory_handler.handle_local_profile_change(user_id, profile)

tests/handlers/test_user_directory.py

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 from synapse.api.room_versions import RoomVersion, RoomVersions
 from synapse.rest.client import login, room, user_directory
 from synapse.storage.roommember import ProfileInfo
+from synapse.types import create_requester
 
 from tests import unittest
 from tests.unittest import override_config
@@ -130,6 +131,50 @@ def test_handle_user_deactivated_regular_user(self):
         self.get_success(self.handler.handle_user_deactivated(r_user_id))
         self.store.remove_from_user_dir.called_once_with(r_user_id)
 
+    def test_reactivation_makes_regular_user_searchable(self):
+        user = self.register_user("regular", "pass")
+        password_hash = self.get_success(
+            self.store.db_pool.simple_select_one_onecol(
+                "users",
+                {"name": user},
+                "password_hash",
+            )
+        )
+        user_token = self.login(user, "pass")
+        admin_user = self.register_user("admin", "pass", admin=True)
+
+        # Ensure the regular user is publicly visible and searchable.
+        self.helper.create_room_as(user, is_public=True, tok=user_token)
+        s = self.get_success(self.handler.search_users(admin_user, user, 10))
+        self.assertEqual(len(s["results"]), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(s["results"][0]["user_id"], user)
+
+        # Deactivate the user and check they're not searchable.
+        deactivate_handler = self.hs._deactivate_account_handler
+        self.get_success(
+            deactivate_handler.deactivate_account(
+                user, erase_data=False, requester=create_requester(admin_user)
+            )
+        )
+        s = self.get_success(self.handler.search_users(admin_user, user, 10))
+        self.assertEqual(s["results"], [])
+
+        # Reactivate the user
+        self.get_success(deactivate_handler.activate_account(user))
+        # Hackily reset password by restoring the old pw hash.
+        self.get_success(
+            self.hs.get_set_password_handler().set_password(
+                user, password_hash, logout_devices=False
+            )
+        )
+        user_token = self.login(user, "pass")
+        self.helper.create_room_as(user, is_public=True, tok=user_token)
+
+        # Check they're searchable.
+        s = self.get_success(self.handler.search_users(admin_user, user, 10))
+        self.assertEqual(len(s["results"]), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(s["results"][0]["user_id"], user)
+
     def test_private_room(self):
         """
         A user can be searched for only by people that are either in a public