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Nextcloud version (eg, 20.0.5): 24.0.2.1
Operating system and version (eg, Ubuntu 20.04): Fedora 36 with Nextcloud in Docker
Apache or nginx version (eg, Apache 2.4.25): latest Nextcloud Docker Apache flavour
PHP version (eg, 7.4): latest Nextcloud Docker Apache flavour
The issue you are facing:
Is this the first time youâve seen this error? Y
Steps to replicate it:
- Build Nextcloud Docker Apache with docker-compose
version: '3'
services:
db:
image: mariadb:10.5
command: --transaction-isolation=READ-COMMITTED --binlog-format=ROW
restart: always
volumes:
- db:/var/lib/mysql
environment:
- MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=
env_file:
- db.env
redis:
image: redis:alpine
restart: always
app:
image: nextcloud:apache
restart: always
volumes:
- nextcloud:/var/www/html
- /mnt/HDD01/Server/Cloud:/var/www/html/data
environment:
- VIRTUAL_HOST=cloud.mnethome.de
- LETSENCRYPT_HOST=
- LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL=
- MYSQL_HOST=db
- REDIS_HOST=redis
env_file:
- db.env
depends_on:
- db
- redis
networks:
- proxy-tier
- default
cron:
image: nextcloud:apache
restart: always
volumes:
- nextcloud:/var/www/html
entrypoint: /cron.sh
depends_on:
- db
- redis
proxy:
build: ./proxy
restart: always
ports:
- 80:80
- 443:443
labels:
com.github.jrcs.letsencrypt_nginx_proxy_companion.nginx_proxy: "true"
volumes:
- certs:/etc/nginx/certs:ro
- vhost.d:/etc/nginx/vhost.d
- html:/usr/share/nginx/html
- /var/run/docker.sock:/tmp/docker.sock:ro
- /home/mat/deskminiserver/matrix/data/synapse-federation:/etc/nginx/vhost.d/matrix.mnethome.de:ro
networks:
- proxy-tier
letsencrypt-companion:
image: jrcs/letsencrypt-nginx-proxy-companion
restart: always
volumes:
- certs:/etc/nginx/certs
- vhost.d:/etc/nginx/vhost.d
- html:/usr/share/nginx/html
- /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
networks:
- proxy-tier
depends_on:
- proxy
volumes:
db:
nextcloud:
certs:
vhost.d:
html:
networks:
proxy-tier:
The output of your Nextcloud log in Admin > Logging:
[Fri Jun 24 10:01:50.474275 2022] [mpm_prefork:notice] [pid 1] AH00163: Apache/2.4.53 (Debian) PHP/8.0.20 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Fri Jun 24 10:01:48.726806 2022] [mpm_prefork:notice] [pid 1] AH00170: caught SIGWINCH, shutting down gracefully
Configuring Redis as session handler
AH00558: apache2: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 172.18.0.5. Set the 'ServerName' directive globally to suppress this message
[Fri Jun 24 10:01:50.474307 2022] [core:notice] [pid 1] AH00094: Command line: 'apache2 -D FOREGROUND'
[Fri Jun 24 10:01:51.580573 2022] [php:notice] [pid 40] [client 92.116.170.24:0] {"reqId":"6HVV1KGh4sqHnILXBPCL","level":3,"time":"2022-06-24T10:01:51+00:00","remoteAddr":"92.116.170.24","user":"--","app":"PHP","method":"GET","url":"/","message":"touch(): Utime failed: Permission denied at /var/www/html/lib/private/Config.php#263","userAgent":"Mozilla/5.0 (Android 10; Mobile; rv:101.0) Gecko/101.0 Firefox/101.0","version":"","exception":{"Exception":"Error","Message":"touch(): Utime failed: Permission denied at /var/www/html/lib/private/Config.php#263","Code":0,"Trace":[{"function":"onError","class":"OC\\\\Log\\\\ErrorHandler","type":"::","args":[2,"touch(): Utime failed: Permission denied","/var/www/html/lib/private/Config.php",263]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/private/Config.php","line":263,"function":"touch","args":["/var/www/html/config/config.php"]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/private/Config.php","line":143,"function":"writeData","class":"OC\\\\Config","type":"->","args":[]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/private/SystemConfig.php","line":142,"function":"setValue","class":"OC\\\\Config","type":"->","args":["instanceid","ocj43y234wwr"]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/private/legacy/OC_Util.php","line":906,"function":"setValue","class":"OC\\\\SystemConfig","type":"->","args":["instanceid","ocj43y234wwr"]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/base.php","line":427,"function":"getInstanceId","class":"OC_Util","type":"::","args":[]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/base.php","line":659,"function":"initSession","class":"OC","type":"::","args":[]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/base.php","line":1104,"function":"init","class":"OC","type":"::","args":[]},{"file":"/var/www/html/index.php","line":34,"args":["/var/www/html/lib/base.php"],"function":"require_once"}],"File":"/var/www/html/lib/private/Log/ErrorHandler.php","Line":92,"CustomMessage":"--"}}
[Fri Jun 24 10:01:51.580709 2022] [php:notice] [pid 40] [client 92.116.170.24:0] {"reqId":"6HVV1KGh4sqHnILXBPCL","level":3,"time":"2022-06-24T10:01:51+00:00","remoteAddr":"92.116.170.24","user":"--","app":"PHP","method":"GET","url":"/","message":"fopen(/var/www/html/config/config.php): Failed to open stream: Permission denied at /var/www/html/lib/private/Config.php#264","userAgent":"Mozilla/5.0 (Android 10; Mobile; rv:101.0) Gecko/101.0 Firefox/101.0","version":"","exception":{"Exception":"Error","Message":"fopen(/var/www/html/config/config.php): Failed to open stream: Permission denied at /var/www/html/lib/private/Config.php#264","Code":0,"Trace":[{"function":"onError","class":"OC\\\\Log\\\\ErrorHandler","type":"::","args":[2,"fopen(/var/www/html/config/config.php): Failed to open stream: Permission denied","/var/www/html/lib/private/Config.php",264]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/private/Config.php","line":264,"function":"fopen","args":["/var/www/html/config/config.php","r+"]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/private/Config.php","line":143,"function":"writeData","class":"OC\\\\Config","type":"->","args":[]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/private/SystemConfig.php","line":142,"function":"setValue","class":"OC\\\\Config","type":"->","args":["instanceid","ocj43y234wwr"]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/private/legacy/OC_Util.php","line":906,"function":"setValue","class":"OC\\\\SystemConfig","type":"->","args":["instanceid","ocj43y234wwr"]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/base.php","line":427,"function":"getInstanceId","class":"OC_Util","type":"::","args":[]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/base.php","line":659,"function":"initSession","class":"OC","type":"::","args":[]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/base.php","line":1104,"function":"init","class":"OC","type":"::","args":[]},{"file":"/var/www/html/index.php","line":34,"args":["/var/www/html/lib/base.php"],"function":"require_once"}],"File":"/var/www/html/lib/private/Log/ErrorHandler.php","Line":92,"CustomMessage":"--"}}
[Fri Jun 24 10:01:51.580811 2022] [php:notice] [pid 40] [client 92.116.170.24:0] {"reqId":"6HVV1KGh4sqHnILXBPCL","level":3,"time":"2022-06-24T10:01:51+00:00","remoteAddr":"92.116.170.24","user":"--","app":"PHP","method":"GET","url":"/","message":"chmod(): Operation not permitted at /var/www/html/lib/private/Config.php#267","userAgent":"Mozilla/5.0 (Android 10; Mobile; rv:101.0) Gecko/101.0 Firefox/101.0","version":"","exception":{"Exception":"Error","Message":"chmod(): Operation not permitted at /var/www/html/lib/private/Config.php#267","Code":0,"Trace":[{"function":"onError","class":"OC\\\\Log\\\\ErrorHandler","type":"::","args":[2,"chmod(): Operation not permitted","/var/www/html/lib/private/Config.php",267]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/private/Config.php","line":267,"function":"chmod","args":["/var/www/html/config/config.php",416]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/private/Config.php","line":143,"function":"writeData","class":"OC\\\\Config","type":"->","args":[]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/private/SystemConfig.php","line":142,"function":"setValue","class":"OC\\\\Config","type":"->","args":["instanceid","ocj43y234wwr"]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/private/legacy/OC_Util.php","line":906,"function":"setValue","class":"OC\\\\SystemConfig","type":"->","args":["instanceid","ocj43y234wwr"]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/base.php","line":427,"function":"getInstanceId","class":"OC_Util","type":"::","args":[]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/base.php","line":659,"function":"initSession","class":"OC","type":"::","args":[]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/base.php","line":1104,"function":"init","class":"OC","type":"::","args":[]},{"file":"/var/www/html/index.php","line":34,"args":["/var/www/html/lib/base.php"],"function":"require_once"}],"File":"/var/www/html/lib/private/Log/ErrorHandler.php","Line":92,"CustomMessage":"--"}}
[Fri Jun 24 10:01:51.604446 2022] [php:notice] [pid 40] [client 92.116.170.24:0] {"reqId":"6HVV1KGh4sqHnILXBPCL","level":3,"time":"2022-06-24T10:01:51+00:00","remoteAddr":"92.116.170.24","user":"--","app":"index","method":"GET","url":"/","message":"Can't write into config directory!","userAgent":"Mozilla/5.0 (Android 10; Mobile; rv:101.0) Gecko/101.0 Firefox/101.0","version":"","exception":{"Exception":"OCP\\\\HintException","Message":"Can't write into config directory!","Code":0,"Trace":[{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/private/Config.php","line":143,"function":"writeData","class":"OC\\\\Config","type":"->","args":[]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/private/SystemConfig.php","line":142,"function":"setValue","class":"OC\\\\Config","type":"->","args":["instanceid","ocj43y234wwr"]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/private/legacy/OC_Util.php","line":906,"function":"setValue","class":"OC\\\\SystemConfig","type":"->","args":["instanceid","ocj43y234wwr"]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/base.php","line":427,"function":"getInstanceId","class":"OC_Util","type":"::","args":[]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/base.php","line":659,"function":"initSession","class":"OC","type":"::","args":[]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/base.php","line":1104,"function":"init","class":"OC","type":"::","args":[]},{"file":"/var/www/html/index.php","line":34,"args":["/var/www/html/lib/base.php"],"function":"require_once"}],"File":"/var/www/html/lib/private/Config.php","Line":271,"Hint":"This can usually be fixed by giving the webserver write access to the config directory.","CustomMessage":"--"}}
[Fri Jun 24 10:01:51.604579 2022] [php:notice] [pid 40] [client 92.116.170.24:0] {"reqId":"6HVV1KGh4sqHnILXBPCL","level":3,"time":"2022-06-24T10:01:51+00:00","remoteAddr":"92.116.170.24","user":"--","app":"index","method":"GET","url":"/","message":"Failed to connect to the database: An exception occurred in the driver: SQLSTATE[HY000] [14] unable to open database file","userAgent":"Mozilla/5.0 (Android 10; Mobile; rv:101.0) Gecko/101.0 Firefox/101.0","version":"","exception":{"Exception":"Doctrine\\\\DBAL\\\\Exception","Message":"Failed to connect to the database: An exception occurred in the driver: SQLSTATE[HY000] [14] unable to open database file","Code":14,"Trace":[{"file":"/var/www/html/3rdparty/doctrine/dbal/src/Connection.php","line":1519,"function":"connect","class":"OC\\\\DB\\\\Connection","type":"->","args":[]},{"file":"/var/www/html/3rdparty/doctrine/dbal/src/Connection.php","line":1041,"function":"getWrappedConnection","class":"Doctrine\\\\DBAL\\\\Connection","type":"->","args":[]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/private/DB/Connection.php","line":261,"function":"executeQuery","class":"Doctrine\\\\DBAL\\\\Connection","type":"->","args":["SELECT * FROM \\"oc_appconfig\\"",[],[],null]},{"file":"/var/www/html/3rdparty/doctrine/dbal/src/Query/QueryBuilder.php","line":345,"function":"executeQuery","class":"OC\\\\DB\\\\Connection","type":"->","args":["SELECT * FROM \\"oc_appconfig\\"",[],[]]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/private/DB/QueryBuilder/QueryBuilder.php","line":281,"function":"execute","class":"Doctrine\\\\DBAL\\\\Query\\\\QueryBuilder","type":"->","args":[]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/private/AppConfig.php","line":411,"function":"execute","class":"OC\\\\DB\\\\QueryBuilder\\\\QueryBuilder","type":"->","args":[]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/private/AppConfig.php","line":176,"function":"loadConfigValues","class":"OC\\\\AppConfig","type":"->","args":[]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/private/AppConfig.php","line":367,"function":"getApps","class":"OC\\\\AppConfig","type":"->","args":[]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/private/App/AppManager.php","line":127,"function":"getValues","class":"OC\\\\AppConfig","type":"->","args":[false,"enabled"]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/private/App/AppManager.php","line":216,"function":"getInstalledAppsValues","class":"OC\\\\App\\\\AppManager","type":"->","args":[]},{"file":"/var/www/html/lib/private/legacy/OC_Template.php","line":286,"function":"isEnabledForUser","class":"OC\\\\App\\\\AppManager","type":"->","args":["theming"]},{"file":"/var/www/html/index.php","line":44,"function":"printErrorPage","class":"OC_Template","type":"::","args":["Can't write into config directory!","This can usually be fixed by giving the webserver write access to the config directory.",503]}],"File":"/var/www/html/lib/private/DB/Connection.php","Line":139,"CustomMessage":"--"}}
[Fri Jun 24 10:01:51.620594 2022] [php:notice] [pid 40] [client 92.116.170.24:0] {"reqId":"6HVV1KGh4sqHnILXBPCL","level":3,"time":"2022-06-24T10:01:51+00:00","remoteAddr":"92.116.170.24","user":"--","app":"PHP","method":"GET","url":"/","message":"fopen(/var/www/html/data/nextcloud.log): Failed to open stream: Permission denied at /var/www/html/lib/private/Log/File.php#84","userAgent":"Mozilla/5.0 (Android 10; Mobile; rv:101.0) Gecko/101.0 Firefox/101.0","version":""}
92.116.170.24 - - [24/Jun/2022:10:01:51 +0000] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 500 3105 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Android 10; Mobile; rv:101.0) Gecko/101.0 Firefox/101.0"
92.116.170.24 - - [24/Jun/2022:10:01:52 +0000] "GET /core/l10n/de_DE.js?v=ba222ded25d957b900c03bef914333cd HTTP/1.1" 200 19799 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Android 10; Mobile; rv:101.0) Gecko/101.0 Firefox/101.0"
The output of your config.php file in /path/to/nextcloud (make sure you remove any identifiable information!):
<?php
$CONFIG = array (
'htaccess.RewriteBase' => '/',
'memcache.local' => '\\OC\\Memcache\\APCu',
'apps_paths' =>
array (
0 =>
array (
'path' => '/var/www/html/apps',
'url' => '/apps',
'writable' => false,
),
1 =>
array (
'path' => '/var/www/html/custom_apps',
'url' => '/custom_apps',
'writable' => true,
),
),
'memcache.distributed' => '\\OC\\Memcache\\Redis',
'memcache.locking' => '\\OC\\Memcache\\Redis',
'redis' =>
array (
'host' => 'redis',
'password' => '',
'port' => 6379,
),
'instanceid' => 'ocjzk8ttm8sg',
'passwordsalt' => '',
'secret' => 'C/+cqH4lj',
'overwriteprotocol' => 'https',
'trusted_domains' =>
array (
0 => 'cloud.xxx.de',
),
'datadirectory' => '/var/www/html/data',
'dbtype' => 'mysql',
'version' => '24.0.2.1',
'overwrite.cli.url' => '',
'dbname' => 'nextcloud',
'dbhost' => 'db',
'dbport' => '',
'dbtableprefix' => 'oc_',
'mysql.utf8mb4' => true,
'dbuser' => '',
'dbpassword' => '',
'installed' => true,
'mail_from_address' => '',
'mail_smtpmode' => 'smtp',
'mail_sendmailmode' => 'smtp',
'mail_domain' => '',
'mail_smtpsecure' => 'ssl',
'mail_smtpauthtype' => 'LOGIN',
'mail_smtphost' => 'smtp.variomedia.de',
'mail_smtpauth' => 1,
'mail_smtpport' => '465',
'mail_smtpname' => '',
'mail_smtppassword' => '',
'maintenance' => false,
'loglevel' => 2,
);
Any ideas, why the docker container thinks, that it does not have permissions?
I changed the files also from user ârootâ to âwww-dataâ, which lead to the fact that at least some part of the website are loading. But still it is not fully working. 
Best regards
