Can't find admin page

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Nextcloud version (eg, 18.0.2): 19.0.1
Operating system and version (eg, Ubuntu 20.04):Debian 10
Apache or nginx version (eg, Apache 2.4.25):
PHP version (eg, 7.1):7.3.19-1

The issue you are facing:
Cannot find admin page

Is this the first time you’ve seen this error? (Y/N):n

Steps to replicate it:

  1. login to website with initial admin user

  2. Click settings at bottom left

  3. Just user settings appear to be available

The output of your Nextcloud log in Admin > Logging:

PASTE HERE

The output of your config.php file in /path/to/nextcloud (make sure you remove any identifiable information!):

avid@hhgp:~$ occ config:list
{
    "system": {
        "instanceid": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "passwordsalt": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "secret": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "trusted_domains": [
            "nc.hoxnehistory.org.uk"
        ],
        "datadirectory": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "dbtype": "mysql",
        "version": "19.0.1.1",
        "overwrite.cli.url": "http:\/\/nc.hoxnehistory.org.uk",
        "dbname": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "dbhost": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "dbport": "",
        "dbtableprefix": "oc_",
        "mysql.utf8mb4": true,
        "dbuser": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "dbpassword": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "installed": true
    },
    "apps": {
        "accessibility": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "1.5.0",
            "types": ""
        },
        "activity": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "2.12.0",
            "types": "filesystem"
        },
        "backgroundjob": {
            "lastjob": "2"
        },
        "bruteforcesettings": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "1.6.0",
            "types": ""
        },
        "cloud_federation_api": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "1.2.0",
            "types": "filesystem"
        },
        "comments": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "1.9.0",
            "types": "logging"
        },
        "contactsinteraction": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "1.0.0",
            "types": "dav"
        },
        "core": {
            "installed.bundles": "[\"CoreBundle\"]",
            "installedat": "1595166965.464",
            "lastcron": "1595426675",
            "lastupdateResult": "[]",
            "lastupdatedat": "1595417897",
            "oc.integritycheck.checker": "[]",
            "public_files": "files_sharing\/public.php",
            "public_webdav": "dav\/appinfo\/v1\/publicwebdav.php",
            "theming.variables": "b92d206521717ac032f8aa58d3c7ff2f",
            "vendor": "nextcloud"
        },
        "dav": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "1.15.0",
            "types": "filesystem"
        },
        "federatedfilesharing": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "1.9.0",
            "types": ""
        },
        "federation": {
            "enabled": "no",
            "installed_version": "1.9.0",
            "types": "authentication"
        },
        "files": {
            "cronjob_scan_files": "500",
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "1.14.0",
            "types": "filesystem"
        },
        "files_accesscontrol": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "1.9.0",
            "types": "filesystem"
        },
        "files_pdfviewer": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "1.8.0",
            "types": ""
        },
        "files_rightclick": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "0.16.0",
            "types": ""
        },
        "files_sharing": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "1.11.0",
            "types": "filesystem"
        },
        "files_trashbin": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "1.9.0",
            "types": "filesystem,dav"
        },
        "files_versions": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "1.12.0",
            "types": "filesystem,dav"
        },
        "files_videoplayer": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "1.8.0",
            "types": ""
        },
        "firstrunwizard": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "2.8.0",
            "types": "logging"
        },
        "logreader": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "2.4.0",
            "types": ""
        },
        "lookup_server_connector": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "1.7.0",
            "types": "authentication"
        },
        "nextcloud_announcements": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "1.8.0",
            "pub_date": "Thu, 24 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0200",
            "types": "logging"
        },
        "notifications": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "2.7.0",
            "types": "logging"
        },
        "oauth2": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "1.7.0",
            "types": "authentication"
        },
        "password_policy": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "1.9.1",
            "types": "authentication"
        },
        "photos": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "1.1.0",
            "types": ""
        },
        "privacy": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "1.3.0",
            "types": ""
        },
        "provisioning_api": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "1.9.0",
            "types": "prevent_group_restriction"
        },
        "recommendations": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "0.7.0",
            "types": ""
        },
        "serverinfo": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "1.9.0",
            "types": ""
        },
        "settings": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "1.1.0",
            "types": ""
        },
        "sharebymail": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "1.9.0",
            "types": "filesystem"
        },
        "support": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "1.2.1",
            "types": "session"
        },
        "survey_client": {
            "enabled": "no",
            "installed_version": "1.7.0",
            "types": ""
        },
        "systemtags": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "1.9.0",
            "types": "logging"
        },
        "text": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "3.0.1",
            "types": "dav"
        },
        "theming": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "1.10.0",
            "types": "logging"
        },
        "twofactor_backupcodes": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "1.8.0",
            "types": ""
        },
        "updatenotification": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "1.9.0",
            "types": "",
            "update_check_errors": "0"
        },
        "viewer": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "1.3.0",
            "types": ""
        },
        "workflowengine": {
            "enabled": "yes",
            "installed_version": "2.1.0",
            "types": "filesystem"
        }
    }
}
david@hhgp:~$ 


The output of your Apache/nginx/system log in /var/log/____:

PASTE HERE

Can you login with a admin-user? Where is your problem?

All I see when I click on settings is:
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I can use ocs from a shell, but cannot access any ‘admin page’

I can login, but can’t find admin page.

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  • settings
  • left site “administration”
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Thanks @devnull. Thought I must be missing something obvious.

Sorted.