Nextcloud version (eg, 20.0.5): 23.0.4
Operating system and version (eg, Ubuntu 20.04): Debian bullseye
Apache or nginx version (eg, Apache 2.4.25): 2.4.53-2
PHP version (eg, 7.4): 7.4
The issue you are facing:
When I run the php cron job I get the following error:
TypeError: substr() expects parameter 1 to be string, bool given in /srv/node3.web.nextcloud.XXX.XX/nextcloud/lib/private/Security/Crypto.php:98
Stack trace:
#0 /srv/node3.web.nextcloud.bfh.science/nextcloud/lib/private/Security/Crypto.php(98): substr()
#1 /srv/node3.web.nextcloud.XXX.XX/nextcloud/lib/private/Security/IdentityProof/Manager.php(111): OC\
Security\Crypto->encrypt()
#2 /srv/node3.web.nextcloud.XXX.XX/nextcloud/lib/private/Security/IdentityProof/Manager.php(134): OC\
Security\IdentityProof\Manager->generateKey()
#3 /srv/node3.web.nextcloud.bfh.science/nextcloud/lib/private/Security/IdentityProof/Manager.php(147): OC\
Security\IdentityProof\Manager->retrieveKey()
#4 /srv/node3.web.nextcloud.XXX.XX/nextcloud/lib/private/Security/IdentityProof/Signer.php(64): OC\Se
curity\IdentityProof\Manager->getKey()
#5 /srv/node3.web.nextcloud.XXX.XX/nextcloud/apps/lookup_server_connector/lib/BackgroundJobs/RetryJob
.php(150): OC\Security\IdentityProof\Signer->sign()
#6 /srv/node3.web.nextcloud.XXX.XX/nextcloud/lib/public/BackgroundJob/Job.php(79): OCA\LookupServerCo
nnector\BackgroundJobs\RetryJob->run()
#7 /srv/node3.web.nextcloud.bfh.science/nextcloud/apps/lookup_server_connector/lib/BackgroundJobs/RetryJob
.php(113): OCP\BackgroundJob\Job->execute()
#8 /srv/node3.web.nextcloud.XXX.XX/nextcloud/cron.php(150): OCA\LookupServerConnector\BackgroundJobs\
RetryJob->execute()
#9 {main}
Is this the first time you’ve seen this error? (Y/N): N
Steps to replicate it:
- Log into your nextcloud web server
- Execute
sudo -u www-data /usr/bin/php <your-nextcloud-home>/nextcloud/cron.php
The output of your Nextcloud log in Admin > Logging:
Error cron TypeError: substr() expects parameter 1 to be string, bool given
/srv/node2.web.nextcloud.XXX.XX/nextcloud/lib/private/Security/Crypto.php - line 98:
substr()
/srv/node2.web.nextcloud.bfh.science/nextcloud/lib/private/Security/IdentityProof/Manager.php - line 111:
OC\Security\Crypto->encrypt("*** sensiti ... *")
/srv/node2.web.nextcloud.XXX.XX/nextcloud/lib/private/Security/IdentityProof/Manager.php - line 134:
OC\Security\IdentityProof\Manager->generateKey()
/srv/node2.web.nextcloud.XXX.XX/nextcloud/lib/private/Security/IdentityProof/Manager.php - line 147:
OC\Security\IdentityProof\Manager->retrieveKey()
/srv/node2.web.nextcloud.XXX.XX/nextcloud/lib/private/Security/IdentityProof/Signer.php - line 64:
OC\Security\IdentityProof\Manager->getKey()
/srv/node2.web.nextcloud.XXX.XX/nextcloud/apps/lookup_server_connector/lib/BackgroundJobs/RetryJob.php - line 150:
OC\Security\IdentityProof\Signer->sign()
/srv/node2.web.nextcloud.XXX.XX/nextcloud/lib/public/BackgroundJob/Job.php - line 79:
OCA\LookupServerConnector\BackgroundJobs\RetryJob->run()
/srv/node2.web.nextcloud.XXX.XX/nextcloud/apps/lookup_server_connector/lib/BackgroundJobs/RetryJob.php - line 113:
OCP\BackgroundJob\Job->execute()
/srv/node2.web.nextcloud.bfh.science/nextcloud/cron.php - line 150:
OCA\LookupServerConnector\BackgroundJobs\RetryJob->execute()
The output of your config.php file in /path/to/nextcloud (make sure you remove any identifiable information!):
{
"system": {
"passwordsalt": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"secret": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"trusted_domains": [
"localhost",
"node3.web.nextcloud.XXX.XX",
"nextcloud.XXX.XX"
],
"datadirectory": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"dbtype": "pgsql",
"version": "23.0.4.1",
"overwrite.cli.url": "https:\/\/nextcloud.XXX.XX",
"dbname": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"dbhost": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"dbport": "",
"dbtableprefix": "oc_",
"dbuser": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"dbpassword": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"installed": true,
"instanceid": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"trusted_proxies": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"overwrite.host": "nextcloud.XXX.XX",
"overwriteprotocol": "https",
"memcache.local": "\\OC\\Memcache\\Memcached",
"redis": {
"host": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"port": "6379",
"password": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***"
},
"memcache.distributed": "\\OC\\Memcache\\Redis",
"memcache.locking": "\\OC\\Memcache\\Redis",
"updater.release.channel": "stable",
"trashbin_retention_obligation": "92",
"defaultapp": "files",
"logtimezone": "Europe\/Zurich",
"log_rotate_size": "1073741824",
"default_phone_region": "CH",
"mail_from_address": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"mail_domain": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"mail_smtphost": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"skeletondirectory": "\/srv\/node3.web.nextcloud.XXX.XX\/nextcloud\/skeleton-bfh",
"theme": "",
"lost_password_link": "disabled",
"loglevel": 2,
"maintenance": false
},
"apps": {
"accessibility": {
"types": "",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.9.0"
},
"activity": {
"types": "filesystem",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "2.15.0",
"notify_notification_security": "1",
"notify_notification_personal_settings": "0",
"notify_notification_favorite": "0",
"notify_email_favorite": "0",
"notify_notification_file_changed": "0",
"notify_email_file_changed": "0",
"notify_notification_file_favorite_changed": "1",
"notify_email_file_favorite_changed": "0",
"notify_notification_comments": "0",
"notify_email_comments": "0",
"notify_notification_calendar": "0",
"notify_email_calendar": "0",
"notify_notification_calendar_event": "0",
"notify_email_calendar_event": "0",
"notify_notification_calendar_todo": "0",
"notify_email_calendar_todo": "0",
"notify_notification_shared": "0",
"notify_email_shared": "0",
"notify_notification_remote_share": "0",
"notify_email_remote_share": "0",
"notify_notification_public_links": "0",
"notify_email_public_links": "0",
"notify_notification_systemtags": "0",
"notify_email_systemtags": "0",
"notify_setting_batchtime": "3600",
"notify_setting_self": "0",
"notify_setting_selfemail": "0",
"notify_notification_group_settings": "0"
},
"admin_audit": {
"installed_version": "1.13.0",
"types": "logging",
"enabled": "yes"
},
"backgroundjob": {
"lastjob": "993020"
},
"bruteforcesettings": {
"types": "",
"installed_version": "2.4.0",
"enabled": "yes"
},
"circles": {
"enabled": "no",
"installed_version": "22.1.1",
"types": "filesystem,dav",
"loopback_tmp_scheme": "https"
},
"cloud_federation_api": {
"types": "filesystem",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.6.0"
},
"comments": {
"types": "logging",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.13.0"
},
"contacts": {
"enabled": "yes",
"types": "dav",
"installed_version": "4.1.0"
},
"contactsinteraction": {
"types": "dav",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.4.0"
},
"core": {
"vendor": "nextcloud",
"public_webdav": "dav\/appinfo\/v1\/publicwebdav.php",
"public_files": "files_sharing\/public.php",
"moveavatarsdone": "yes",
"previewsCleanedUp": "1",
"backgroundjobs_mode": "cron",
"installed.bundles": "[\"CoreBundle\"]",
"lastupdateResult": "[]",
"installedat": "1622577491.5242",
"lastupdatedat": "0",
"theming.variables": "6f4ef1240090ef23eef18cef9374d344",
"lastcron": "1651514465",
"oc.integritycheck.checker": "{\"core\":{\"FILE_MISSING\":{\"3rdparty\\\/.github\\\/dependabot.yml\":{\"expected\":\"8e4b15c88041ddc2d51190bc1cb35d633762a673b22862779f5902fdc792fdc355c20d5becaa14531759c384642bb39108d8e5ec3fff1481a78e3a4e4d4f72dc\",\"current\":\"\"},\"3rdparty\\\/.github\\\/workflows\\\/block-merge-freeze.yml\":{\"expected\":\"f914cc15f206a4aa32aaa8efa5d0b74138d243ae342fb1d4ee1a8748099bf9229efcca1aef2d7351fcbf0505049904f3016edac896b08987bab24d356f7f2280\",\"current\":\"\"},\"3rdparty\\\/aws\\\/aws-sdk-php\\\/src\\\/data\\\/accessanalyzer\\\/2019-11-01\\\/api-2.json.php\":{\"expected\":\"bb7737a58c7e1e0d330eb3f124110230ba96db7fe8b8afddde014df0d567c2a20a08883132936acf7a9e15da3758cacedcfc4a833dccb71d08081a079eb05ffe\",\"current\":\"\"},\"3rdparty\\\/aws\\\/aws-sdk-php\\\/src\\\/data\\\/accessanalyzer\\\/2019-11-01\\\/paginators-1.json.php\":{\"expected\":\"78c7c7bde58b4b52f9ae5569f5ac296992f62bba7150a6df7f8ef6335b01102f2fd89997c1c6bccc537838f9b14909bc85a3f26e8cf5ff6cb0b8adafd83ee89a.....
},
"dashboard": {
"installed_version": "7.3.0",
"types": "",
"enabled": "yes"
},
"dav": {
"types": "filesystem",
"enabled": "yes",
"chunks_migrated": "1",
"installed_version": "1.21.0",
"regeneratedBirthdayCalendarsForYearFix": "yes",
"buildCalendarSearchIndex": "yes",
"buildCalendarReminderIndex": "yes"
},
"federatedfilesharing": {
"types": "",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.13.0"
},
"federation": {
"installed_version": "1.13.0",
"types": "authentication",
"enabled": "yes"
},
"files": {
"types": "filesystem",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.18.0",
"cronjob_scan_files": "8500"
},
"files_pdfviewer": {
"types": "",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "2.4.0"
},
"files_rightclick": {
"types": "",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.2.0"
},
"files_sharing": {
"types": "filesystem",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.15.0"
},
"files_trashbin": {
"types": "filesystem,dav",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.13.0"
},
"files_versions": {
"types": "filesystem,dav",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.16.0"
},
"files_videoplayer": {
"types": "",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.12.0"
},
"firstrunwizard": {
"types": "logging",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "2.12.0"
},
"groupfolders": {
"types": "filesystem,dav",
"enabled": "no",
"installed_version": "11.1.2"
},
"logreader": {
"types": "",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "2.8.0"
},
"lookup_server_connector": {
"types": "authentication",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.11.0"
},
"nextcloud_announcements": {
"types": "logging",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.12.0",
"pub_date": "Thu, 24 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0200"
},
"notifications": {
"types": "logging",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "2.11.1"
},
"oauth2": {
"installed_version": "1.11.0",
"types": "authentication",
"enabled": "yes"
},
"password_policy": {
"enabled": "yes",
"types": "authentication",
"installed_version": "1.13.0"
},
"photos": {
"types": "",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.5.0"
},
"previewgenerator": {
"installed_version": "4.0.0",
"types": "filesystem",
"enabled": "yes"
},
"privacy": {
"types": "",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.7.0"
},
"provisioning_api": {
"types": "prevent_group_restriction",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.13.0"
},
"recommendations": {
"types": "",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.2.0"
},
"serverinfo": {
"types": "",
"enabled": "yes",
"cached_count_filecache": "13472611",
"cached_count_storages": "23408",
"installed_version": "1.13.0"
},
"settings": {
"types": "",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.5.0"
},
"sharebymail": {
"installed_version": "1.13.0",
"types": "filesystem",
"enabled": "yes"
},
"support": {
"types": "session",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.6.0",
"SwitchUpdaterServerHasRun": "yes",
"last_notification": "1649692889"
},
"survey_client": {
"types": "",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.11.0"
},
"systemtags": {
"types": "logging",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.13.0"
},
"text": {
"types": "dav",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "3.4.1"
},
"theming": {
"types": "logging",
"enabled": "yes",
"color": "#697d91",
"logoMime": "image\/svg+xml",
"installed_version": "1.14.0"
},
"twofactor_backupcodes": {
"types": "",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.12.0"
},
"updatenotification": {
"types": "",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.13.0",
"contacts": "4.1.0",
"previewgenerator": "3.1.1",
"bruteforcesettings": "2.4.0",
"update_check_errors": "0",
"core": "23.0.4.1",
"groupfolders": "9.0.3"
},
"user_ldap": {
"s01ldap_matching_rule_in_chain_state": "unavailable",
"installed_version": "1.13.1",
"types": "authentication",
"enabled": "yes",
"s01_lastChange": "1640820489",
"s01ldap_backup_port": "636",
"s01ldap_base_users": "ou=Accounts,dc=bfh",
"s01ldap_expert_uuid_user_attr": "bfhOid",
"s01ldap_group_display_name": "cn",
"s01ldap_group_member_assoc_attribute": "member",
"s01ldap_loginfilter_username": "1",
"s01ldap_display_name": "displayName",
"background_sync_prefix": "s01",
"background_sync_interval": "1800",
"s01ldap_configuration_active": "1",
"s01has_memberof_filter_support": "1",
"s01ldap_base": "dc=XXX",
"s01ldap_email_attr": "mail",
"s01ldap_expert_username_attr": "cn",
"s01ldap_group_filter": "(&(|(objectclass=bfhGroup)))",
"s01ldap_host": "ldaps:\/\/node1.ldap.XXX.XX",
"s01ldap_nested_groups": "1",
"s01ldap_user_display_name_2": "cn",
"cleanUpJobOffset": "21500",
"background_sync_offset": "1000",
"s01ldap_backup_host": "ldaps:\/\/node2.ldap.XXX.XX",
"s01ldap_base_groups": "ou=Security,ou=Groups,dc=XXX",
"s01ldap_expert_uuid_group_attr": "bfhOid",
"s01ldap_gid_number": "gidNumber",
"s01ldap_groupfilter_objectclass": "bfhGroup",
"s01ldap_login_filter": "(&(objectClass=bfhAccount)(|(&(ou:dn:=Staff)(ou:dn:=Accounts))(&(ou:dn:=Students)(ou:dn:=Accounts))(memberOf=cn=idm.lfe.nextcloud.users-manual,ou=security,ou=groups,dc=XXX))(uid=%uid))",
"s01ldap_port": "636",
"s01ldap_userlist_filter": "(&(objectClass=bfhAccount)(|(&(ou:dn:=Staff)(ou:dn:=Accounts))(&(ou:dn:=Students)(ou:dn:=Accounts))(memberOf=cn=idm.lfe.nextcloud.users-manual,ou=security,ou=groups,dc=XXX)))"
},
"user_status": {
"installed_version": "1.3.1",
"types": "",
"enabled": "yes"
},
"viewer": {
"types": "",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.7.0"
},
"weather_status": {
"installed_version": "1.3.0",
"types": "",
"enabled": "yes"
},
"workflowengine": {
"types": "filesystem",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "2.5.0"
}
}
}
The output of your Apache/nginx/system log in /var/log/____:
(...)
<IP> - - [06/May/2022:09:35:48 +0200] "PROPFIND /remote.php/dav/files/XXX15/ HTTP/1.1" 207 1832 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows) mirall/3.4.4stable-Win64 (build 20220318) (Nextcloud, windows-10.0.19042 ClientArchitecture: x86_64 OsArchitecture: x86_64)" "via HA-Proxy" 147.87.5.46
212.247.254.22 - - [06/May/2022:09:35:53 +0200] "PROPFIND /remote.php/dav/files/XXX3/ HTTP/1.1" 207 1847 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows) mirall/3.4.4stable-Win64 (build 20220318) (Nextcloud, windows-10.0.19044 ClientArchitecture: x86_64 OsArchitecture: x86_64)" "via HA-Proxy" <IP>
<IP> - - [06/May/2022:09:35:55 +0200] "PROPFIND /remote.php/dav/files/XXX1/ HTTP/1.1" 207 1846 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh) mirall/3.4.2git (build 9042) (Nextcloud, osx-20.6.0 ClientArchitecture: x86_64 OsArchitecture: x86_64)" "via HA-Proxy" <IP>
<IP> - - [06/May/2022:09:35:56 +0200] "GET /ocs/v2.php/apps/notifications/api/v2/notifications HTTP/1.1" 304 6478 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/101.0.4951.54 Safari/537.36" "via HA-Proxy" <IP>
<IP> - - [06/May/2022:09:36:00 +0200] "PROPFIND /remote.php/dav/files/rXXX2/ HTTP/1.1" 207 1846 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows) mirall/3.4.4stable-Win64 (build 20220318) (Nextcloud, windows-10.0.19043 ClientArchitecture: x86_64 OsArchitecture: x86_64)" "via HA-Proxy" <IP>
(...)
Output errors in nextcloud.log in /var/www/ or as admin user in top right menu, filtering for errors. Use a pastebin service if necessary.
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