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The Basics
- Nextcloud Server version (e.g., 29.x.x):
34.0.1
- Operating system and version (e.g., Ubuntu 24.04):
Debian 13
- Web server and version (e.g, Apache 2.4.25):
2.4.68
- Reverse proxy and version _(e.g. nginx 1.27.2)
1.31.3
- PHP version (e.g, 8.3):
8.3
- Is this the first time you’ve seen this error? (Yes / No):
Yes
- When did this problem seem to first start?
today
- Installation method (e.g. AlO, NCP, Bare Metal/Archive, etc.)
Bare Metal
- Are you using CloudfIare, mod_security, or similar? (Yes / No)
No
Summary of the issue you are facing:
I upgraded to 34 (running 34.0.1 now) some weeks ago. Today I wanted to update the installed apps (like cookbook, calendar, etc.) but as soon I hit the “update to..” or “update all applications” button NC prompts for a password authentication.
This was the first time I encounter this behavior and as I’m always hesitant to enter passwords in fields which never were there before, I wanted to ask if this authentication prompt is really on purpose in NC 34.
I found something in the 34.0.0 changelog ( fix(apppasswords): Require password also on delete and update by nickvergessen · Pull Request #59602 · nextcloud/server · GitHub ) which seems be responsible for the authentication prompt. But as it is not 100% clear (at least to me) … I decided to create this thread. Especially because the “Apps Management” section at https://docs.nextcloud.com/ Administration Manual doesn’t mention authentication for updating apps.
Greetings
Hoiba
Steps to replicate it (hint: details matter!):
- Update an Application