Index: lams_build/conf/etherpad/etherpad-lite/src/static/js/pad.js
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diff -u -rf1c2cb02e48e97bf4dd14c7141ace94bca451398 -rf77e3ae948200914ebc2f1359bf39639c88456e2
--- lams_build/conf/etherpad/etherpad-lite/src/static/js/pad.js	(.../pad.js)	(revision f1c2cb02e48e97bf4dd14c7141ace94bca451398)
+++ lams_build/conf/etherpad/etherpad-lite/src/static/js/pad.js	(.../pad.js)	(revision f77e3ae948200914ebc2f1359bf39639c88456e2)
@@ -631,7 +631,11 @@
     const oldFullyConnected = !!padconnectionstatus.isFullyConnected();
     const wasConnecting = (padconnectionstatus.getStatus().what === 'connecting');
     if (newState === 'CONNECTED') {
-      padeditor.enable();
+	  if (!clientVars.readonly) {
+		// LAMS fix for Etherpad bug
+      	padeditor.enable();
+	  }
+
       padeditbar.enable();
       padimpexp.enable();
       padconnectionstatus.connected();