How to re-open an issue in github?

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I have reported an issue to a project. Now owner changed it state to closed, but how can I change it to open again ?
I read somewhere that I need rights for push and pull operation. Is that true ?

Answer

Nevik Rehnel picture Nevik Rehnel · Jan 24, 2014

Github has very simple rights/privileges (and even simpler management for them).

If you are not a collaborator of a repo, then (in regards to issues)

  • you can open issues
  • you can comment on all existing issues (open or closed)
  • you can close your own issues
  • you can re-open your own issues if you closed them yourself
  • you cannot close or re-open issues opened by someone else
  • you cannot re-open your own issues if a repo collaborator closed them

The situation you report falls in the last case, so you cannot reopen it. You can ask in the issue thread if a repo collaborator can reopen it, or you can open a new issue and reference the old one (by mentioning its number preceded by a hash sign, e.g. #123).

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