V3.0 commandlline calibre-server userdb

[mcaron1234]

I am trying to run the commandline calibre content server on linux mint 18.1. I can't figure out how to correctly use auth.

Can I use the userdb of the content server built into the gui or do i need to create seperate userdb file?
If I need to create a userdb file what does that file need to contain and what format should it be in?

Here is the commandline I am trying to use:

$ /usr/bin/calibre-server --port 8080 --url-prefix=/cops --enable-auth  --auth-mode=basic --userdb=/opt/calibre/resources/content-server '/home/matt/mounts/ServerFolders/Books/Calibre Library Oden/'

Which give this error when I try to log in to the server (I assume because it can't find a userdb):

Unhandled exception in state: State: _job_done Client: 192.168.1.142:50409 Request: GET /interface-data/books-init?library_id=Calibre_Library_Oden&sort=timestamp.desc&1497761553701 HTTP/1.1
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "site-packages/calibre/srv/loop.py", line 518, in tick
  File "site-packages/calibre/srv/loop.py", line 278, in _job_done
  File "site-packages/calibre/srv/pool.py", line 35, in run
  File "site-packages/calibre/srv/http_response.py", line 439, in run_request_handler
  File "site-packages/calibre/srv/routes.py", line 300, in dispatch
  File "site-packages/calibre/srv/auth.py", line 215, in __call__
  File "site-packages/calibre/srv/auth.py", line 250, in do_http_auth
  File "site-packages/calibre/srv/auth.py", line 209, in check
  File "site-packages/calibre/srv/users.py", line 128, in get
  File "site-packages/calibre/srv/users.py", line 77, in conn
CantOpenError: CantOpenError: unable to open database file

If I drop all the auth options from the commandline above the server works, but I really do need some sort of auth on it.

[kovidgoyal]

calibre-server --manage-users

[mcaron1234]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

calibre-server --manage-users

When I do this, it tells me "The username reader already exists" (I had already added a user via the main program gui). How do I to tell the commandline to use an existing userdb?

[kovidgoyal]

calibre-server -h | grep USERDB

[mcaron1234]

I guess my question wasn't precise enough (i have read the help file extensively). I should have asked how to tell the calibre-server to use the existing userdb?

This is what I just tried:

$ /usr/bin/calibre-server --port 8080 --url-prefix=/cops --enable-auth  --auth-mode=basic --userdb=USERDB '/home/matt/mounts/ServerFolders/Books/Calibre Library Oden/'

But my password is always rejected. I tried adding a new user with calibre-server --manage-users, but I still can't log in.

[gbm]

Originally Posted by mcaron1234

I guess my question wasn't precise enough (i have read the help file extensively). I should have asked how to tell the calibre-server to use the existing userdb?

This is what I just tried:

$ /usr/bin/calibre-server --port 8080 --url-prefix=/cops --enable-auth  --auth-mode=basic --userdb=USERDB '/home/matt/mounts/ServerFolders/Books/Calibre Library Oden/'

But my password is always rejected. I tried adding a new user with calibre-server --manage-users, but I still can't log in.

Your path is wrong;

--userdb

Path to user database. Path to a file in which to store the user and password information. Normally a file in the calibre configuration directory is used.

The configuration is usually a hidden directory for example:

/home/username/.config/calibre

bernie.

[kovidgoyal]

If you want it to use the same password database as the GUI, supply no --userdb argument, provided the user account you run the server and the gui under are the same, they will use the same userdb.

If you want it to use a userdb in a particular location, supply the full path to the user database file, and not a directory. So for instance

--userdb ~/.config/calibre/server-users.sqlite