nextcloud / nextcloud/updater

Support custom `datadirectory` (i.e. not called `data`) located in Nextcloud installation folder

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Description

Updating NC 14.0.3 to .4 failed at "Check for expected files":
"The following extra files have been found:
o [custom pathname for file repository]
o .well-known"

Update does not continue.

  1. These are not "files" but directories. Please be exact.

  2. Custom pathname for file repository has been defined, Update has to respect this.

  3. ".well know" is a required directory for automatic verification to get a Let´s Encrypt SSL certificate by a widespread Plesk Panel extension. Update should tolerate this.

  4. These are two conditions which should not break the update process. Using a software to keep the personal data in own hands should per se not deny the user´s wish.

  5. Update routine of NC 14.0.03 seems to be unable to continue. May be a patch file is required.

  6. This issue seems to be very, very old, see https://github.com/nextcloud/updater/issues/92

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the update failure described in the issue and inspect the updater's check for expected files. Done means an installation with a custom datadirectory and the .well-known directory can pass the update check, with directories reported accurately rather than as files.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

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Tech stack
php
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release
Issue type
Bug
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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
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Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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