DATABASE_PATH cannot be changed without error "Authentication request could not be processed due to a system problem."

[GiovanH]

Locally testing the server using docker (as per https://github.com/wallabag/wallabag/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md#using-docker) always throws the error "Authentication request could not be processed due to a system problem." when trying to authenticate at the login page.

Confirmed with an existing database and also a brand new sqlite database created with new user wallabag/wallabag.

As far as I can tell there is no useful output in any logs.

Wallabag is installed fresh and successfully through the installer:

Environment

• Version: git master
• Installation: N/A

My app/config/parameters.yml is:

parameters:
    database_driver: pdo_sqlite
    database_host: 127.0.0.1
    database_port: ~
    database_name: symfony
    database_user: root
    database_password: ~
    database_path: 'wallabag.sqlite'
    database_table_prefix: wallabag_
    database_socket: null
    database_charset: utf8

    domain_name: http://garnet:8002
    server_name: "Your wallabag instance"

    mailer_dsn: "smtp://127.0.0.1"

    locale: en

    # A secret key that's used to generate certain security-related tokens
    secret: ovmpmAWXRCabNlMgzlzFXDYmCFfzGv

    # two factor stuff
    twofactor_sender: no-reply@wallabag.org

    # fosuser stuff
    fosuser_registration: false
    fosuser_confirmation: true

    fos_oauth_server_access_token_lifetime: 3600
    fos_oauth_server_refresh_token_lifetime: 1209600

    from_email: wallabag@example.com

    rss_limit: 50

    # RabbitMQ processing
    rabbitmq_host: rabbitmq
    rabbitmq_port: 5672
    rabbitmq_user: guest
    rabbitmq_password: guest
    rabbitmq_prefetch_count: 10

    # Redis processing
    redis_scheme: tcp
    redis_host: redis
    redis_port: 6379
    redis_path: ~
    redis_password: ~

    # Sentry
    sentry_dsn: ~

[GiovanH]

Is this anything?

[GiovanH]

I was able to resolve this: the database_path absolutely must be DATABASE_PATH="%kernel.project_dir%/data/db/wallabag.sqlite", or this error is reported with no explanation.

This is still an issue: why is this? Can it be fixed? If not, should this be a user-configurable variable at all? (Probably not.)

[j0k3r]

Can't this be a permission issue? Maybe wallabag can't write on the file you defined before?

[airdogvan]

same error, docker on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS after Wallabag update.

Been running this for years without problems.

[j0k3r]

@airdogvan from what version to what version?

[airdogvan]

not sure, last time I updated was about 6 months ago. Any way to get the current version? I can run docker exec -it wallabag_container sh.

[j0k3r]

It's available in the /about page

[airdogvan]

https://my_wallabag/about

results in

https://my_wallabag/login

Cannot login ...

[j0k3r]

Otherwise cat app/config/wallabag.yml

[airdogvan]

version: 2.6.8

[airdogvan]

ok, problem solved. Hadn't update in a while and forgot to do:

docker exec wallabag_container_name /var/www/wallabag/bin/console doctrine:migrations:migrate --env=prod --no-interaction

Now works fine.

Sorry for the trouble.

[arvigeus]

@airdogvan I executed that command, and now I get attempt to write a readonly database when trying to login. Weirdly enough, when I refresh the page I am logged in!