Run files:scan --all in a docker environment

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Hi, I’m new to Nextcloud and linux, I want to move some files to the NC data directory and I’m trying to run a scan:files --all but I can’t get it to work.
My NC run under docker on a Qnap NAS, and this is the full path:

/share/CACHEDEV1_DATA/Container/container-station-data/lib/docker/volumes/Nextcloud/_data/www/nextcloud

So I log to SSH with admin privileges and run:

php /share/CACHEDEV1_DATA/Container/container-station-data/lib/docker/volumes/Nextcloud/_data/www/nextcloud/occ files:scan --all

But it gives me “php command not found” error…
Someone can help? Thanks

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You have to enter the docker container to issue commands to it once you’ve logged in over SSH.

Something like docker exec -it nextcloud /bin/bash

In this case you can define the full path of php.
/var/www/where/is/php /share/CACHEDEV1_DATA/Container/container-station-data/lib/docker/volumes/Nextcloud/_data/www/nextcloud/occ files:scan --all

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Ok, wonderful! And how can I find where php is located? It is part of nextcloud, of the docker or the main system?

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you have to use php inside of your container… official docker image finds php without full path. I use to run commands inside of the container as following:

# list users
docker exec --user www-data <container name> php occ user:list

# list apps
docker exec --user www-data <container name> php occ app:list
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fwiw, I’ve had to write full php path a number of times inside Nextcloud docker containers, so ymmv. Either way, will work with small experimentation.

Think of it as main system → Docker → Nextcloud
To access Nextcloud from the command line you have to

  1. enter the main system via SSH
  2. enter the Docker container
  3. Interact with Nextcloud

@wwe 's command combines these last two steps.

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this or any command using www-data return error:

unable to find user www-data: no matching entries in passwd file

And I don’t know what’s the meaning…

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Please use forum search or your favorite internet search engine…

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I did it! Thank you both @wwe and @just
This is my functioning command:

/share/CACHEDEV1_DATA/.qpkg/container-station/bin/docker exec --user abc nextcloud php /config/www/nextcloud/occ files:scan --all