Syncing new files from ownCloud Server to Windows Desktop Client

[ojake13]

I have a batch script running on the server that essentially creates a call detail record file once an audio file is received on the server from a mobile client. Once the call detail record (text file) is created and permissions are set to 777 and placed in /var/www/owncloud/data/admin/files/, the server does not sync the file with the client. How can I fix this?

Steps to reproduce

1. Copy and Paste a file over to the server directory /var/www/owncloud/data/admin/files/
2. Set permissions to allow any user to read/write
3. Check to see if file has been synced to the ownCloud client
   (The files are syncing fine from mobile client --> server --> desktop client, just not from server -->client

Expected behaviour

Tell us what should happen
Call detail record should be transferred/synced to client

Actual behaviour

Tell us what happens instead
Absolutely nothing

Server configuration

Operating system:
Ubuntu 16.04

Web server:

Database:
MySQL

PHP version:
PHP7.0

ownCloud version: (see ownCloud admin page)
v10.2.0

Updated from an older ownCloud or fresh install:
Fresh Install

Where did you install ownCloud from:
Online

Signing status (ownCloud 9.0 and above):
?

Login as admin user into your ownCloud and access 
http://example.com/index.php/settings/integrity/failed 
paste the results into https://gist.github.com/ and puth the link here.

The content of config/config.php:

Log in to the web-UI with an administrator account and click on
'admin' -> 'Generate Config Report' -> 'Download ownCloud config report'
This report includes the config.php settings, the list of activated apps
and other details in a well sanitized form.

or 

If you have access to your command line run e.g.:
sudo -u www-data php occ config:list system
from within your ownCloud installation folder

*ATTENTION:* Do not post your config.php file in public as is. Please use one of the above
methods whenever possible. Both, the generated reports from the web-ui and from occ config:list
consistently remove sensitive data. You still may want to review the report before sending.
If done manually then it is critical for your own privacy to dilligently
remove *all* host names, passwords, usernames, salts and other credentials before posting.
You should assume that attackers find such information and will use them against your systems.

List of activated apps:

If you have access to your command line run e.g.:
sudo -u www-data php occ app:list
from within your ownCloud installation folder.

Are you using external storage, if yes which one: local/smb/sftp/…

Are you using encryption: yes/no

Are you using an external user-backend, if yes which one: LDAP/ActiveDirectory/Webdav/…

LDAP configuration (delete this part if not used)

With access to your command line run e.g.:
sudo -u www-data php occ ldap:show-config
from within your ownCloud installation folder

Without access to your command line download the data/owncloud.db to your local
computer or access your SQL server remotely and run the select query:
SELECT * FROM `oc_appconfig` WHERE `appid` = 'user_ldap';


Eventually replace sensitive data as the name/IP-address of your LDAP server or groups.

Client configuration

Browser:

Operating system:
Windows 10

Logs

Web server error log

Insert your webserver log here

ownCloud log (data/owncloud.log)

Insert your ownCloud log here

Browser log

Insert your browser log here, this could for example include:

a) The javascript console log
b) The network log 
c) ...

[protektwar]

@ojake13
You should upload them from the server through the web interface, not to copy them directly.

[tom42]

Hey,

from what i have read in the past its strongly discouraged to manually edit / add any files within the data directory of ownCloud behinds ownClouds “back”. The suggestion to use the WebDAV interface of ownCloud, either via the Web GUI or via a WebDAV client might be the best solution which also avoids that you will face any issues in the future.

Best practice for archiving files from ownCloud Server

Hello everyone, I’m running ownCloud Server 10.1.0 on a dedicated LAMP server. I would like to write a script that will automatically archive certain files from users (based on conditions I will set). I thought about writing a bash script that will loop over all files in certain directories, and if conditions are met, then it will move the files away from ownCloud and send them to AWS to store them. Afterwards, I thought about running sudo -u www-data php occ files:scan --path="user_id/files/pa…

[protektwar]

@ojake13

Use CURL to upload files to OC

Hi! I am trying to upload tarballs to OC via a script. The script first compresses files on the local server and after that I want to create a directory on OC and push the tarballs there. The problem is that CURL fails, because https://example.com/owncloud/remote.php/webdav/ does not exist.. What else can this be? I am using this documentation: https://doc.owncloud.org/server/7.0/user_manual/files/files.html Any help is much appreciated!

[ojake13]

the issue with that is that the files need to be created automatically and I can’t have any manual dropping/creating of files

[alfredb]

There should be no problem to build in a curl call into your script, for “uploading” the result upon successful creation. This way, the files are immediately recognized by ownCloud.

[ojake13]

Can you help me out a bit further on this? Should I just upload the same created file (i.e. /var/www/owncloud/data/admin/files/ to the exact same path? I’ve tried using

curl -F 'data=@/var/www/owncloud/data/admin/files/nameOfCdr http://IPofServer

with no luck

[protektwar]

@ojake13
You should keep the original somewhere else…

curl -u username:pass -T path_to_file/file_name “https://your_domain_or_ip/owncloud/remote.php/dav/files/username/file_name”

You should replace the following with the real values:
username
pass
path_to_file
your_domain_or_ip
file_name

[alfredb]

My preferred way:

#!/bin/bash

echo 'Hello ownCloud!' > ./sample.txt
curl -n -T ./sample.txt http://localhost/owncloud/remote.php/webdav/sample/
rm ./sample.txt

Due to the -n, the credentials are used from the ~/.netrc file. The directory must exist.

machine  localhost
login    your_login
password your_pass

[protektwar]

sample directory must exist on the owncloud server a priori.

[tom42]

Hey,

it seems there is even an FAQ on this topic which seems to exist since a few years:

Why does my files I put into datadir don't appear in ownCloud?

Problem: I’m putting files on operating system into the datadirectory but they don’t appear within the WebGUI of ownCoud. Description: Manually modification within the datadir is unsupported as stated in the documentation: https://doc.owncloud.org/server/9.1/admin_manual/issues/general_troubleshooting.html#debugging-sync-issues https://doc.owncloud.org/desktop/2.2/troubleshooting.html#isolating-other-issues Alternatives: Use a WebDAV client to access your files as described in https://…

My preferred way:

#!/bin/bash

echo 'Hello ownCloud!' > ./sample.txt
curl -n -T ./sample.txt http://localhost/owncloud/remote.php/webdav/sample/
rm ./sample.txt

Due to the -n, the credentials are used from the ~/.netrc file. The directory must exist.

machine  localhost
login    your_login
password your_pass

This is a great info / solution. Maybe @dmitry has the permissions to edit this FAQ and add this example there?

[alfredb]

Thanks, but that would be too much honor for such a simple thing!

[ojake13]

I don’t have the ~/.netrc file with the credentials, do I just create the file manually? Also, I don’t understand how downloading a file using curl to a directory under webDAV will automatically sync the file with the data dir on the ownCloud server?

[alfredb]

I don’t have the ~/.netrc file with the credentials

Then you can create one, or you can use

curl -u username:pass …

instead of the -n option.