Index: openacs-4/packages/chat/tcl/chat-ajax-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/chat/tcl/chat-ajax-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.23.2.9 -r1.23.2.10
--- openacs-4/packages/chat/tcl/chat-ajax-procs.tcl	13 Mar 2020 15:16:17 -0000	1.23.2.9
+++ openacs-4/packages/chat/tcl/chat-ajax-procs.tcl	13 Mar 2020 15:16:39 -0000	1.23.2.10
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
         # this case.
         if {[ns_conn isconnected]} {
             # Check that user can read the chat and is not banned
-            if {![permission::permission_p -object_id ${:chat_id} -privilege "chat_ban"] ||
+            if {![permission::permission_p -object_id ${:chat_id} -privilege "chat_read"] ||
                  [permission::permission_p -object_id ${:chat_id} -privilege "chat_ban"]} {
                 ad_return_forbidden
                 ad_script_abort