Owncloud WebDAV authentication possible via web interface but not desktop client

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I just set up Owncloud on my shared webspace and got everything working except authentication from desktop clients. If I go to the WebDAV Url via my webbrowser it just presents me an empty form again, and the owncloud desktop client says: Error: Wrong Credentials

If I visit the WebDAV Url via a browser where I just logged in via the web interface, it shows me the directory (I am not asked for user/password)

My password doesn't contain characters other than a-z,A-Z,0-9

Log warnings:

curl_setopt_array() [<a href='function.curl-setopt-array'>function.curl-setopt-array</a>]: CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION cannot be activated when safe_mode is enabled or an open_basedir is set at /path/to/my/home/cloud/3rdparty/Sabre/DAV/Client.php#462

You can try here: http://martinbertschler.com/cloud/ with user pass: demo demo

mbert

Posted 2014-02-19T07:58:15.843

Reputation: 111

If all you get is a directory listing via the web clearly something went wrong with the install. Have you been able to access any aspect of it without some form of error? – Matthew Williams – 2014-02-19T08:12:57.067

the only thing that doesn't work is the documents app, it is not able to load my document to edit it. – mbert – 2014-02-19T08:15:21.890

Well, the bug report @MatthewWilliams linked is right on the mark. It also contains a single decisive line – IMHO telling you not to use OwnCloud: "They don't implement it because it's a Junior Job." – Daniel B – 2014-02-19T08:37:53.317

i would really love to use OwnCloud :( but with this restriction it doesn't make sense... – mbert – 2014-02-19T08:46:37.340

I give up, after trying it at another webhoster. owncloud is just not made for shared environments. I will try to build myself a sync tool with a php webdav and rsync – mbert – 2014-02-19T09:32:29.407

Answers

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According to their GitHub devs here, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION can't be used at all when an open_basedir is set.

They also provide a php workaround here, but the idea would be to remove the open_basedir from your php.ini.

I suggest commenting it out. This should deal with the error log you posted then we can see what works and go from there.

Matthew Williams

Posted 2014-02-19T07:58:15.843

Reputation: 4 149

thank you for this answer, but I fear that the host of my webspace would not change that for me :/ – mbert – 2014-02-19T08:28:46.590

Is this a live website? Might be useful if you provide a link – Matthew Williams – 2014-02-19T08:31:30.097

yes it is, changed question: You can try here: http://martinbertschler.com/cloud/ with user pass: demo demo

– mbert – 2014-02-19T08:35:02.393

I'm beginning to suspect your webserver provider has something weird in their php setup. Can you try doing a clean install of your OwnCloud instance? It is interesting you can upload files to the files section, but not documents. – Matthew Williams – 2014-02-19T08:44:35.883

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