[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #31183: Users with "update_plugins" capability can not see update details

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#31183: Users with "update_plugins" capability can not see update details
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 Reporter:  michel.weimerskirch  |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)         |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal               |   Milestone:  4.2
Component:  Plugins              |     Version:  4.1
 Severity:  normal               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch          |     Focuses:  administration
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Comment (by prasoon2211):

 @SergeyBiryukov: Well, I didn't know about custom roles so thanks for
 letting me know :)

 Anyway, while I was investigating this issue, I thought of removing the
 {{{install_plugins}}} capability from an {{{administrator}}} for testing.
 So, I used {{{remove_cap}}} on the admin user. But, the capability didn't
 get removed. So, I opened up a debugger to see what was happening inside
 the {{{remove_cap}}} method and there seems to be a problem in it. See
 this debugging screenshot: [[Image(http://picpaste.com/pics/remove_cap-
 ubXz63Nz.1423056638.png)]]

 On the left pane is the {{{remove_cap}}} function which checks for the
 {{{capability}}} to remove under the {{{$this->caps}}} variable when it
 should (I think) check in {{{$this->allcaps}}} (see local vars in the
 right pane).

 Should I file a bug for this or is this expected behaviour? Also, if this
 is expected behaviour, how would I go about removing a capability from a
 user (since remove_cap doesn't seem to be working in this case)?

 Thanks!

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