# \[Solved\] Occ file:scan not working for \_\_groupfolder

**URL:** <https://help.nextcloud.com/t/solved-occ-file-scan-not-working-for-groupfolder/94017>\
**Category:** ℹ️ Support\
**Created:** [October 4, 2020, 11:12pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/solved-occ-file-scan-not-working-for-groupfolder/94017 "2020-10-04T23:12:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 11:12pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/solved-occ-file-scan-not-working-for-groupfolder/94017/1 "2020-10-04T23:12:48Z")

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Nextcloud version: 19.0.3  
Operating system and version: Ubuntu 16.04.7  
Apache or nginx version: Apache 2.4.46  
PHP version: 7.4.10

The issue you are facing:  
I am trying to move some files from a groupfolder in nextcloud to a NFS share and empty the \_\_groupfolder every night.

Steps:

1. NFS is mounted and writable
2. Script copies files to NFS share
3. Script Delete all files in \_\_groupfolder
4. Script execute occ command to scan specific \_\_groupfolder directory

My problem is that occ file:scan is not working when i try to scan a specific \_\_groupfolder directory “occ files:scan --path=”/var/www/ncdata/\_\_groupfolders/2" occ throws me a unknow user error.  
When using “/var/www/nextcloud/occ files:scan --all” the \_\_groupfolder is scanned but also all the other directories and i want to avoid that.

/var/www/nextcloud/\* user and group is = www-data  
/var/www/ncdata/\* user and group is = www-data

 ![Screenshot_1](https://help.nextcloud.com/uploads/default/original/3X/5/9/5916d519be6fefd39153d54f592f3c184e40cff5.png)

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**Author:** ![A\_3](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/a_3/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@A\_3](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/A_3)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 5:14am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/solved-occ-file-scan-not-working-for-groupfolder/94017/2 "2020-10-05T05:14:53Z")

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After expanding my search to the Github page of the Nextcloud Group folder app found the appropriate occ cli commands.

sudo -u www-data php /var/www/nextcloud/occ groupfolders:scan 2

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Link: [https://github.com/nextcloud/groupfolders](https://github.com/nextcloud/groupfolders)

## Command line configuration via occ

Group folders can be configured on the command line (cli) using the `occ` command:

- `occ groupfolders:create <name>` → create a group folder
- `occ groupfolders:delete <folder_id> [-f|--force]` → delete a group folder and all its contents
- `occ groupfolders:expire` → trigger file version expiration (see [Nextcloud docs](https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/admin_manual/configuration_files/file_versioning.html) for details)
- `occ groupfolders:group <folder_id> <group_name> [-d|--delete] [write|share|delete]` → assign groups and their rights to a group folder
- `occ groupfolders:list` → list configured group folders
- `occ groupfolders:permissions` → configure advanced permissions (see below for details)
- `occ groupfolders:quota <folder_id> [<quota>|unlimited]` → set a quota for a group folder
- `occ groupfolders:rename <folder_id> <name>` → rename a group folder
- `occ groupfolders:scan <folder_id>` → trigger a filescan for a group folder

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**Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 10:06am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/solved-occ-file-scan-not-working-for-groupfolder/94017/3 "2024-12-12T10:06:57Z")

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**Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 10:06am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/solved-occ-file-scan-not-working-for-groupfolder/94017/4 "2024-12-12T10:06:59Z")

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