Can't write into config directory! - Need more understandig

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Hi Community,

try to install Nextcloud 31 on opensuse Trumbleweed . Using handout
https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Nextcloud
https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:LAMP_setup
Testing → apache2 server works
Install php8 with modules that Nextcloud recommend. (hope so)
Testing php8 → '[10.10.10.30/index.php] ; it is working :muscle:
Process-owner Apache is wwwrun.
Install mariadb and config → all things are okay :+1:

Nexcloud ist installed at /srv/www/htdocs/nextcloud direcoriy owner is wwwrun und protection default Nexcloud.

drwxr-xr-x. 1 wwwrun wwwrun 538 May 2 10:03 nextcloud/

Config Nextcloud at all over ssh from 10.10.10.1
So, initiate Nextcloud with http://10.10.10.30/nextcloud
==> Can’t write into config directory! This can usually be fixed by giving the webserver write access to the config directory.

Which config directory is meant? If /srv/www/htdocs/nextcloud/config
if this directory is meant then the rights are the following

drwxr-xr-x. 1 wwwrun wwwrun 74 May 3 09:55 config

so, but inside this directory are 3 files:

-rwxr-xr-x. 1 wwwrun wwwrun 665 Apr 17 05:06 .htaccess
-rwxr-xr-x. 1 wwwrun wwwrun 0 Apr 17 05:06 CAN_INSTALL
-rwxr-xr-x. 1 wwwrun wwwrun 84698 Apr 17 05:06 config.sample.php

I think CAN_INSTALL tells apache/web start Nextcloud and config now; and create a config.php - right?

I’ve read a lot of paper, but I could not find the right answer or idea.
I hope now I get the right tip.

foggy

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I would cross-check with official Nextcloud docs… the docs you linked refer to Nextcloud 11 and 12… which is very very very old :man_facepalming:

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What are the permissions of /srv/www/htdocs/nextcloud?
With sudo -u wwwrun ls /srv/www/htdocs/nextcloud/config you can check if the wwwrun-user has permission to look into the folder (often, there are issues in one of the parent folders)

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wwe,
thanks for your information, but this links show installation for openSUSE leap 15,4 and to Tumbleweed, not to openSUSE 11 or 12

foogy

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All permission are okay; but I take a look if btfs is the problem /srv ist logical volume.

/dev/sdb2 on /srv type btrfs (rw,relatime,seclabel,space_cache=v2,subvolid=259,subvol=/@/srv)

No, should be okay.
I’ll try a new installtion.
Remark: My live Nextcloud 30 an Debian 12 is working perfect.

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this what is wrong

wget https://download.nextcloud.com/server/releases/nextcloud-12.0.4.zip

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okay, I took nextcloud-30.0.10.zip

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Hi again,

I’ve tried to install Nextcloud “latest” with this handout - but I have no luck.

https://idroot.us/install-nextcloud-opensuse/

http://10.10.10.30/nextcloud

Can’t write into config directory! This can usually be fixed by giving the webserver write access to the config directory.

I don’t understand it - sorry. Which config dir?

§/srv/www/htdocs/nextcloud/config> l
insgesamt 88
drwxr-xr-x. 1 wwwrun www 74 17. Apr 11:10 ./
drwxr-xr-x. 1 wwwrun www 518 6. Mai 15:32 ../
-rwxr-xr-x. 1 wwwrun www 0 17. Apr 11:06 CAN_INSTALL*
-rwxr-xr-x. 1 wwwrun www 84698 17. Apr 11:06 config.sample.php*
-rwxr-xr-x. 1 wwwrun www 665 17. Apr 11:06 .htaccess*

sudo -u wwwrun touch /srv/www/htdocs/nextcloud/config/HalloWorld

rb@Next:~> sudo -u wwwrun ls -lisa /srv/www/htdocs/nextcloud/config
insgesamt 88
36026 0 drwxrwxr-x. 1 wwwrun wwwrun 102 8. Mai 08:40 .
268 0 drwxr-xr-x. 1 wwwrun wwwrun 556 7. Mai 21:14 ..
36027 0 -rwxr-xr-x. 1 wwwrun wwwrun 0 17. Apr 11:06 CAN_INSTALL
36028 84 -rwxr-xr-x. 1 wwwrun wwwrun 84698 17. Apr 11:06 config.sample.php
68720 0 -rw-r–r–. 1 wwwrun wwwrun 0 8. Mai 08:40 HalloWorld
36029 4 -rwxr-xr-x. 1 wwwrun wwwrun 665 17. Apr 11:06 .htaccess

Lamp-Stack is running → Test okay!
NextCloud-Version 31.0.4.1
PHP Version 8

Next:~ # zypper lr -E
Repository priorities are without effect. All enabled repositories share the same priority

| Alias | Name | Enabled | GPG Check | Refresh

–±--------------±---------------------------------------±--------±----------±-------
3 | repo-non-oss | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Non-Oss | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes
4 | repo-openh264 | Open H.264 Codec (openSUSE Tumbleweed) | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes
5 | repo-oss | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes
7 | repo-update | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Update | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes

Where is the error, where do I need to adjust or check?

Greeting from Germany

foogy

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as you are running suse you will probably have selinux active on it as well. That can cause issues and not being able to write to that directory as well

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SmallOne,

that’s the solution - for that. Nobody over the world give that tip only you . :clap:
Okay, but I don’t know what does it mean for my OS installation?
Start browser but they what use DB SQLlite - never config SQLlite;
Config - mariaDB : ```
sudo mysql -u root -p

okay, now I know that selinux must be taken into account.

foogy

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SELinux needs to be configured to work with Nextcloud, there are some hints in the documentation:

Regarding tutorials, if they are older, they might rely on different software configurations, Nextcloud at that time did things perhaps differently, SELinux was not in OpenSUSE or configured differently, … so even if the documentation is suitable, it is often worth checking with other with more recent systems.
And if tutorials have forum/comments etc. attached, you can leave a comment what issue you had and how you solved it.

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