Rclone fails to mount with --daemon flag

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What is the problem you are having with rclone?

When I use rclone with the daemon flag it fails to mount.
When I do not use the daemon flag, the mount is successful.
The only difference between the commands is the --daemon flag

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

$ rclone version
rclone v1.68.2

  • os/version: ubuntu 22.04 (64 bit)
  • os/kernel: 6.8.0-49-generic (x86_64)
  • os/type: linux
  • os/arch: amd64
  • go/version: go1.23.3
  • go/linking: static
  • go/tags: none

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

OneDrive

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

rclone --rc mount --vfs-cache-mode writes --log-level INFO --vfs-write-back 30s --vfs-cache-max-age 720m --vfs-cache-max-size 100G --stats 1m --stats-log-level INFO --stats-one-line --log-file /home/nick/rclone_temp2.log OneDrive:/Backup/Daily/Nextcloud /disks/backup --daemon

Please run 'rclone config redacted' and share the full output. If you get command not found, please make sure to update rclone.

[OneDrive]
type = onedrive
token = XXX
drive_id = XXX
drive_type = personal

A log from the command that you were trying to run with the -vv flag

2024/12/16 10:48:02 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.68.2" starting with parameters ["/usr/bin/rclone" "--rc" "mount" "--vfs-cache-mode" "writes" "-vv" "--log-file" "/home/nick/rclone_temp2.log" "OneDrive:/Backup/Daily/Nextcloud" "/disks/backup" "--daemon"]
2024/12/16 10:48:02 CRITICAL: Failed to start remote control: failed to init server: listen tcp 127.0.0.1:5572: bind: address already in use
2024/12/16 10:48:02 ERROR : Daemon timed out. Failed to terminate daemon pid 21567: os: process already finished
2024/12/16 10:48:02 CRITICAL: Fatal error: daemon exited with error code 1
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welcome to the forum,

do you have another instance of rclone running in the background?
do you have any executable using 5572?

try testing without --rc

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No, I checked for used ports, and 5572 is unused. I used:

lsof -i :5572

Nothing is reported as using that port.

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Sorry, I initially missed the "try without --rc" suggestion, and that worked!

5

do you need --rc?

--daemon has always been a bit troublesome in the forum.
can use systemd to run rclone mount in the background.

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Whether I need --rc or not is unclear to me. This is my first experience with rclone, and I have been very happy so far. For the last couple of months, every night I do the following for 4 different backups:

Mount a OneDrive folder with rclone
Compress the files that need to be backed up into a tar ball
Save the tar ball to the mount
Wait for the upload to complete
Unmount the OneDrive folder

These actions are all done via scripts that are launched as cronjobs.

All the scripts use the same mount command, with the only difference being the OneDrive folder that is mounted.

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based on what you posted, i would thing that you do not need --rc

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Given that the mount worked without it, I think you're right. Thanks!

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