Question Correct way to run Nextcloud occ?

[kimharding]

Server operating system version

Ubuntu 22.04

Plesk version and microupdate number

Plesk Obsidian 18.0.79 Update #4 Web Host Edition

Every time I try to use Nextcloud’s occ command I run into problems which seem to be permissions issues, but I can figure out what the correct users and permissions are.

Nextcloud says "You must run occ as your HTTP user so that the file ownership and permissions on your Nextcloud data directory stay consistent with the web server." It also says that "The HTTP user and group in Debian/Ubuntu is www-data", as I am running Ubuntu 24.04 I have tried that, but it doesn't want to work.

Clearly, Plesk has things set up differently, so how do I find the correct User?

 

[Kaspar]

Your webspace/subscription system user is shown in Plesk at the bottom of the Domain card.

 

[Bitpalast]

A simple way to achieve correct execution is to create a "scheduled task" (without activating it), select the same PHP version from the drop down like the one your website is running, then execute the scheduled task manually once.

 

[kimharding]

Thanks for the answers, those are helpful

Another way I found, if you are in terminal, is to run the command

ls -lar

which will show who the user is.

Hope this helps others who have come across the same problem.