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[Bug]: bucket_name in oc_preview_locations too short

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Description

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Bug description

When setting up a new instance using s3 as storage backend, and postgresql as a database, file previews were not working.
During investigation a sql error surfaced.

An exception occurred while executing a query: SQLSTATE[22001]: String data, right truncated: 7 ERROR: value too long for type character varying(40)

After checking the database schema the table oc_preview_locations seeems to store the bucket name in a field of character varying(40).
Changing the field type to allow for longer bucket names fixed the issue:

alter table oc_preview_locations alter column bucket_name type character varying(63)

AWS allows bucket names up to 63 characters in length (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/bucketnamingrules.html) and I'd suggest to apply the same here.

Steps to reproduce

1.Configure nextcloud on postgresql using s3 object storage as primary storage backend with a bucket name longer than 40 characters.
2.Open files app
3.Previews are broken and sql error in log An exception occurred while executing a query: SQLSTATE[22001]: String data, right truncated: 7 ERROR: value too long for type character varying(40)

Expected behavior

No error in log and previews work

Nextcloud Server version

32

Operating system

None

PHP engine version

None

Web server

Apache

Database engine version

Postgresql 17

Is this bug present after an update or on a fresh install?

Fresh install

Are you using the Nextcloud Server Encryption module?

No

What user-backends are you using?
  • Default user-backend (database)
  • LDAP/ Active Directory
  • SSO - SAML
  • Other
Configuration report

List of activated Apps

Nextcloud Signing status

Nextcloud Logs

Additional info

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Research direction

Start by locating the schema definition for the oc_preview_locations table and its bucket_name column, then inspect the related preview-storage entry points and database migration coverage. Reproduce the PostgreSQL failure with an S3 bucket name over 40 characters; done means the schema accepts the supported bucket length and file previews work without the truncation error.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
aws, php, postgresql
Domain
backend, databases
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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