Rclone and Mega error “failed to create file system”

[ewsg (Eduardo Lemes)]

Hi,

I would be extremely grateful for your help.

What is the problem you are having with rclone?

I am trying to use rclone with my account at Mega, in my Linux system (Manjaro). It was installed succesfully, but I can't make it run properly.

When I try to see the contents of my remote (rclone ls Mega:), where "Mega" is the name I gave to it, I receive the below error:

Failed to create file system for "Mega:": couldn't login: Object (typically, node or user) not found

Run the command 'rclone version' and share the full output of the command.

rclone --version
rclone v1.61.1
- os/version: arch 22.0.1 (64 bit)
- os/kernel: 5.15.89-1-MANJARO (x86_64)
- os/type: linux
- os/arch: amd64
- go/version: go1.19.4
- go/linking: dynamic
- go/tags: none

Are you on the latest version of rclone? You can validate by checking the version listed here: Rclone downloads

--> Yes, 1.61.1

Which cloud storage system are you using? (eg Google Drive)

Mega

The command you were trying to run (eg rclone copy /tmp remote:tmp)

rclone lsd Mega:

The rclone config contents with secrets removed.

[Mega]
type = mega
user = MY EMAIL
pass = REMOVED
Well, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

A log from the command with the -vv flag

Unfortunately I was not able to find the logs.

Thanks in advance for any help.

P.S.: due to the above, I think I'll not be able to copy files from my local system to Mega.

[asdffdsa (jojothehumanmonkey)]

hello and welcome to the forum,

please post the full output of rclone lsd Mega: -vv, ok to redact dir/filenames.

[ewsg (Eduardo Lemes)]

Thank you very much for your answer.

Below is the full output:

rclone lsd Mega: -vv
<7>DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.61.1" starting with parameters ["rclone" "lsd" "Mega:" "-vv"]
<7>DEBUG : rclone: systemd logging support activated
<7>DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "Mega:"
<7>DEBUG : Using config file from "/home/ewsg/.config/rclone/rclone.conf"
Failed to create file system for "Mega:": couldn't login: Object (typically, node or user) not found

[asdffdsa (jojothehumanmonkey)]

did you follow all these steps, what was the result?
https://rclone.org/mega/#failure-to-log-in

[ewsg (Eduardo Lemes)]

So, I've followed some of them. Well, but is MegaCMD a requirement to use rclone with Mega?

I am asking because I had many problems with that CLI tool in the past.

Also, I get to make login at Mega using rclone, so I think that no poblem regarding the password is happening.

[asdffdsa (jojothehumanmonkey)]

please follow all the steps, as per documentation and post all the results.
else going to be hard to troubleshoot

@ewsg

MegaCMD a requirement to use rclone with Mega?

no. tho some create a webdav server using megacmd and have rclone use that webdav to copy files to mega.

@ewsg

I get to make login at Mega using rclone

sorry, not understanding what you mean.
as per the debug log, rclone couldn't login:
from the docs
"consider changing your password temporarily to pure alphanumeric characters, in case that helps."

[ewsg (Eduardo Lemes)]

Hi again,

Many, many thanks.

And sorry for bothering you.

It's working now. It seems the problem was relly in the password I was using at Mega (full of special characters, etc, etc...hahaha).

Well, at least for now I could run rclone ls Mega_Rclone: and rclone lsd Mega_Rclone: -vv without any issues.

But, I think that the ouputs from the commands are being returned after a bit of a delay. Is this normal?

[asdffdsa (jojothehumanmonkey)]

@ewsg

Well, at least for now

good

@ewsg

It seems the problem was relly in the password I was using at Mega (full of special characters, etc, etc...hahaha)

good to know that the documentation advice is spot-on.

@ewsg

ouputs from the commands are being returned after a bit of a delay. Is this normal?

not surprised.
i would use a rclone debug log and look at the timestamps, to see where the slow down is from.

[ewsg (Eduardo Lemes)]

Great. Thank you very much. I'll do that.

Thanks for your help and kidnness.

[asdffdsa (jojothehumanmonkey)]

@ewsg

Thank you very much

thanks for the thank

[ewsg (Eduardo Lemes)]

Hello again,

Just a last question, please: does rclone works by default on "some kind" of incremental mode?

[asdffdsa (jojothehumanmonkey)]

@ewsg

does rclone works by default on "some kind" of incremental mode?

yes, but can you explain in more detail what you mean?

[ewsg (Eduardo Lemes)]

Oh, I just wanted to make sure that every day (I'll automate everything via cron) only new and changed files will be copied.

Also, I am trying to set the log level but --log-level INFO, for example, does not works. What am I doing wrong, please?

[asdffdsa (jojothehumanmonkey)]

@ewsg

only new and changed files will be copied.

correct, rclone copy

@ewsg

does not works. What am I doing wrong, please?

post the exact command

[ewsg (Eduardo Lemes)]

Thanks.

Here it goes:

rclone --log-level INFO

[asdffdsa (jojothehumanmonkey)]

1. there is no command, such as sync/copy/move
2. there is no source
3. there is no dest

and should test using --dry-run

[ewsg (Eduardo Lemes)]

Great. It worked.