Azure Devops "You do not have permission to attach files to work items in the current area path."

Question

I am trying to add an attachment to a work item in Azure Devops. I am an administrator for the project and Area path. When I attempt to add an attachment I get the error "You do not have permission to attach files to work items in the current area path." I have searched and searched but can't figure out which permission I am missing. Does anyone know which permission I should give myself?

Answer 1

This error message also occurs when the file is too large. One of our users was getting this error, but when he attached smaller files, it worked fine.

Answer 2

I figured it out this morning. One of my coworkers had a theory to try. It appears it is not being allowed when connected to our VPN. When I attempt it with out being connected to the VPN it works as expected. Hope this says someone hours of research.

Answer 3

I can't reproduce same issue like yours, but I think it's may not a simple permission-related issue.

Check the project configuration page and make sure all related permissions for specific user are allowed.

Search the user name and try allowing all permissions here and do the test again:

Then use a edge/chrome browser(after cleaning the cache), sign-out and sign-in the web portal again to check if the issue disappears.