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@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ basic reasons: Either the server setup has a problem or the client
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has a bug. When reporting bugs, it is crucial to find out what part
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of the system causes the problem.
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-Here are a couple of useful steps to isolate the problem.
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+Identifying basic functionality problems
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+----------------------------------------
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-:A general ownCloud Server test:
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+:Perform a general ownCloud Server test:
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A very first check is to verify that you can log on to ownClouds web
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application. Assuming your ownCloud instance is installed at
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``http://yourserver.com/owncloud``, type
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@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ Here are a couple of useful steps to isolate the problem.
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see a red warning box on the page, your server setup is not correct or needs
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fixes. Please verify that your server installation is working correctly.
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-:All desktop clients fail to connect to ownCloud:
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+:Problem: All desktop clients fail to connect to ownCloud:
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The ownCloud syncing use the built in WebDAV server of ownCloud.
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Verify that you can log on to ownClouds WebDAV server. Assuming your ownCloud
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instance is installed at ``http://yourserver.com/owncloud``, type
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@@ -31,22 +32,30 @@ Here are a couple of useful steps to isolate the problem.
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:Use a WebDAV command line tool to test:
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A more sophisticated test is to use a WebDAV command line client and log
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- into the ownCloud WebDAV server, such as a little app called cadaver, available
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- on Linux. It can be used to further verify that the WebDAV server is running
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- properly, for example by performing PROPFIND calls:
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+ into the ownCloud WebDAV server, such as a little app called cadaver,
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+ available on Linux. It can be used to further verify that the WebDAV server is
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+ running properly, for example by performing PROPFIND calls:
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``propget .`` called within cadaver will return some properties of the current
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directory and thus be a successful WebDAV connect.
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-If the sync is unreliable, please ensure that the folder synced with ownCloud is
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-not shared with other syncing apps. Syncing a file with ownCloud and other sync
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-software such as Unison, rsync, Microsoft Windows Offline Folders or cloud
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-services such as DropBox or Microsoft SkyDrive is not supported and should not
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-be attempted. In the worst case, doing so can result in data loss.
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+Isolating other issues
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+----------------------
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+
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+If the sync result is unreliable, please ensure that the folder synced with
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+ownCloud is not shared with other syncing apps.
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+
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+.. note:: Syncing a directory with ownCloud and other sync software such as
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+ Unison, rsync, Microsoft Windows Offline Folders or cloud services
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+ such as DropBox or Microsoft SkyDrive is not supported and should
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+ not be attempted. In the worst case, doing so can result in data
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+ loss.
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If you are operating your own server and use the local storage backend (the
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-default), make sure that ownCloud has exclusive access to the directory. The
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-files must not be modified manually.
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+default), make sure that ownCloud has exclusive access to the directory.
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+
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+.. note:: The data directory on the server is exclusive to ownCloud and must
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+ not be modified manually.
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If you are using a different backend, you can try to exclude a bug in the
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backend by reverting to the local backend.
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@@ -99,4 +108,3 @@ log line contains a lot of information of every request and it's result.
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More information about the apache logging can be found at
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``http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/logs.html``.
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