Merge pull request #12875 from paultrudel/fix-guest-wait-join-error

Fixed issue with guests not joining meeting after being approved

bbb-common-web/src/main/java/org/bigbluebutton/api/model/request/GuestWait.java

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class GuestWait implements Request<GuestWait.Params> {
 
     @NotNull(message = "You must provide the session token")
     @UserSessionConstraint
-    @MaxParticipantsConstraint
+   // @MaxParticipantsConstraint
     private String sessionToken;
 
     @MeetingExistsConstraint

bigbluebutton-web/grails-app/controllers/org/bigbluebutton/web/controllers/ApiController.groovy

@@ -735,12 +735,14 @@ class ApiController {
       case GuestPolicy.ALLOW:
         // IF the user was allowed to join but there is no room available in
         // the meeting we must hold his approval
+        if (hasReachedMaxParticipants(meeting, us)) {
           meetingService.guestIsWaiting(us.meetingID, us.internalUserId)
           destURL = guestURL
           msgKey = "seatWait"
           msgValue = "Guest waiting for a seat in the meeting."
           redirectClient = false
           status = GuestPolicy.WAIT
+        }
         break
       default:
         break