Don't check whether the user's account is expired on /send_mail requests

2 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/synapse/api/auth.py b/synapse/api/auth.py
index 0c6c93a87b..e24d942553 100644
--- a/synapse/api/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/api/auth.py
@@ -184,7 +184,13 @@ class Auth(object):
         return event_auth.get_public_keys(invite_event)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def get_user_by_req(self, request, allow_guest=False, rights="access"):
+    def get_user_by_req(
+        self,
+        request,
+        allow_guest=False,
+        rights="access",
+        allow_expired=False,
+    ):
         """ Get a registered user's ID.
 
         Args:
@@ -229,7 +235,7 @@ class Auth(object):
             is_guest = user_info["is_guest"]
 
             # Deny the request if the user account has expired.
-            if self._account_validity.enabled:
+            if self._account_validity.enabled and not allow_expired:
                 user_id = user.to_string()
                 expiration_ts = yield self.store.get_expiration_ts_for_user(user_id)
                 if expiration_ts is not None and self.clock.time_msec() >= expiration_ts:
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_validity.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_validity.py
index fc8dbeb617..9bc1e208ca 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_validity.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_validity.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class AccountValiditySendMailServlet(RestServlet):
         if not self.account_validity.renew_by_email_enabled:
             raise AuthError(403, "Account renewal via email is disabled on this server.")
 
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_expired=True)
         user_id = requester.user.to_string()
         yield self.account_activity_handler.send_renewal_email_to_user(user_id)