[Solved] Occ file:scan not working for __groupfolder

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


Link: 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 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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