EDUCATOR-3213 make Global EdX Staff able to view all forum posts

common/djangoapps/django_comment_common/models.py

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from six import text_type
 
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.xmodule_django.models import NoneToEmptyManager
 from student.models import CourseEnrollment
+from student.roles import GlobalStaff
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 from xmodule.modulestore.exceptions import ItemNotFoundError
 
@@ -157,6 +158,13 @@ def all_permissions_for_user_in_course(user, course_id):  # pylint: disable=inva
             if not permission_blacked_out(course, role_names, permission.name):
                 permission_names.add(permission.name)
 
+    # Prevent a circular import
+    from django_comment_common.utils import GLOBAL_STAFF_ROLE_PERMISSIONS
+
+    if GlobalStaff().has_user(user):
+        for permission in GLOBAL_STAFF_ROLE_PERMISSIONS:
+            permission_names.add(permission)
+
     return permission_names