Synology Rclone Google Drive Mount on Startup

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What is the problem you are having with rclone?

I am attempting to get Rclone to mount my Google Drive automatically using Task Scheduler.
I setup a task to run on boot from root user of synology. If I manually run the task using task scheduler it has no trouble.
If I restart server so that task should fire on its on it does not mount properly.

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

rclone v1.57.0

  • os/version: unknown
  • os/kernel: 4.4.180+ (x86_64)
  • os/type: linux
  • os/arch: amd64
  • go/version: go1.17.2
  • go/linking: static
  • go/tags: none

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

Google Drive

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

#!/bin/bash
/usr/bin/rclone mount google: /volume1/data/gdrive --config /volume1/homes/Nicholas/.config/rclone/rclone.conf --log-level=DEBUG --log-file=/volume1/data/scripts/rclone.log --buffer-size=512M --allow-other --allow-non-empty &

The rclone config contents with secrets removed.

[google]
type = drive
client_id = 206768705387-ueg4a4ami4nl8nq20q5a5a2ovpa2d1ke.apps.googleusercontent.com
client_secret = 
scope = drive
root_folder_id = 0AKFVM08xlbSJUk9PVA
token = {"access_token":""}
team_drive =

A log from the command with the -vv flag

2022/02/18 15:45:58 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.57.0" starting with parameters ["/usr/bin/rclone" "mount" "google:" "/volume1/data/gdrive" "--config" "/volume1/homes/Nicholas/.config/rclone/rclone.conf" "--log-level=DEBUG" "--log-file=/volume1/data/scripts/rclone.log" "--buffer-size=512M" "--allow-other" "--allow-non-empty"]
2022/02/18 15:45:58 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "google:"
2022/02/18 15:45:58 DEBUG : Using config file from "/volume1/homes/Nicholas/.config/rclone/rclone.conf"
2022/02/18 15:45:58 DEBUG : google: Loaded invalid token from config file - ignoring
2022/02/18 15:45:58 DEBUG : Saving config "token" in section "google" of the config file
2022/02/18 15:45:59 DEBUG : Keeping previous permissions for config file: -rwxrwxrwx
2022/02/18 15:45:59 DEBUG : google: Saved new token in config file
2022/02/18 15:45:59 DEBUG : Google drive root '': Mounting on "/volume1/data/gdrive"
2022/02/18 15:45:59 mount helper error: fusermount: fuse device not found, try 'modprobe fuse' first
2022/02/18 15:45:59 Fatal error: failed to mount FUSE fs: fusermount: exit status 1
2022/02/18 16:04:09 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.57.0" starting with parameters ["/usr/bin/rclone" "mount" "google:" "/volume1/data/gdrive" "--config" "/volume1/homes/Nicholas/.config/rclone/rclone.conf" "--log-level=DEBUG" "--log-file=/volume1/data/scripts/rclone.log" "--daemon" "--buffer-size=512M" "--allow-other" "--allow-non-empty"]
2022/02/18 16:04:09 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "google:"
2022/02/18 16:04:09 DEBUG : Using config file from "/volume1/homes/Nicholas/.config/rclone/rclone.conf"
2022/02/18 16:04:09 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.57.0" starting with parameters ["/usr/bin/rclone" "mount" "google:" "/volume1/data/gdrive" "--config" "/volume1/homes/Nicholas/.config/rclone/rclone.conf" "--log-level=DEBUG" "--log-file=/volume1/data/scripts/rclone.log" "--daemon" "--buffer-size=512M" "--allow-other" "--allow-non-empty"]
2022/02/18 16:04:09 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "google:"
2022/02/18 16:04:09 DEBUG : Using config file from "/volume1/homes/Nicholas/.config/rclone/rclone.conf"
2022/02/18 16:04:09 DEBUG : Google drive root '': Mounting on "/volume1/data/gdrive"
2022/02/18 16:04:09 mount helper error: fusermount: fuse device not found, try 'modprobe fuse' first
2022/02/18 16:04:09 Fatal error: failed to mount FUSE fs: fusermount: exit status 1
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hello and welcome to the forum,

for that config file, make sure you have redacted/deleted any id/secret/tokens/etc..

i have a synbox and rclone mount works well.

try 'modprobe fuse' first
run that command and post the output

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It just spits out the new prompt.

Nicholas@Marlin:~$ modprobe fuse
Nicholas@Marlin:~$

If I go into Task Scheduler and run the task manually I can access drive perfectly as expected.

Log after syno restart.
'''
2022/02/18 16:04:09 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.57.0" starting with parameters ["/usr/bin/rclone" "mount" "google:" "/volume1/data/gdrive" "--config" "/volume1/homes/Nicholas/.config/rclone/rclone.conf" "--log-level=DEBUG" "--log-file=/volume1/data/scripts/rclone.log" "--daemon" "--buffer-size=512M" "--allow-other" "--allow-non-empty"]
2022/02/18 16:04:09 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "google:"
2022/02/18 16:04:09 DEBUG : Using config file from "/volume1/homes/Nicholas/.config/rclone/rclone.conf"
2022/02/18 16:04:09 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.57.0" starting with parameters ["/usr/bin/rclone" "mount" "google:" "/volume1/data/gdrive" "--config" "/volume1/homes/Nicholas/.config/rclone/rclone.conf" "--log-level=DEBUG" "--log-file=/volume1/data/scripts/rclone.log" "--daemon" "--buffer-size=512M" "--allow-other" "--allow-non-empty"]
2022/02/18 16:04:09 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "google:"
2022/02/18 16:04:09 DEBUG : Using config file from "/volume1/homes/Nicholas/.config/rclone/rclone.conf"
2022/02/18 16:04:09 DEBUG : Google drive root '': Mounting on "/volume1/data/gdrive"
2022/02/18 16:04:09 mount helper error: fusermount: fuse device not found, try 'modprobe fuse' first
2022/02/18 16:04:09 Fatal error: failed to mount FUSE fs: fusermount: exit status 1
2022/02/18 16:05:09 DEBUG : Daemon timed out. Terminating daemon pid 10279
2022/02/18 16:05:09 Fatal error: mount not ready
'''

Log when task fired manually
'''
2022/02/18 16:26:11 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.57.0" starting with parameters ["/usr/bin/rclone" "mount" "google:" "/volume1/data/gdrive" "--config" "/volume1/homes/Nicholas/.config/rclone/rclone.conf" "--log-level=DEBUG" "--log-file=/volume1/data/scripts/rclone.log" "--buffer-size=512M" "--allow-other" "--allow-non-empty"]
2022/02/18 16:26:11 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "google:"
2022/02/18 16:26:11 DEBUG : Using config file from "/volume1/homes/Nicholas/.config/rclone/rclone.conf"
2022/02/18 16:26:11 DEBUG : Google drive root '': Mounting on "/volume1/data/gdrive"
2022/02/18 16:26:11 DEBUG : : Root:
2022/02/18 16:26:11 DEBUG : : >Root: node=/, err=
'''

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--- from the terminal command line, as root, can you run the rclone mount command?
--- change your script to include a modprobe fuse, save that to a text file

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I am sorry, I am not sure what I would add to my script to include a modprobe fuse. I am also not sure what my synology root password is..

This is what is in mountrclone.sh
#!/bin/bash
/usr/bin/rclone mount google: /volume1/data/gdrive --config /volume1/homes/Nicholas/.config/rclone/rclone.conf --log-level=DEBUG --log-file=/volume1/data/scripts/rclone.log --buffer-size=512M --allow-other --allow-non-empty &

Also if this helps. This is the log from the Task Scheduler:

2022/02/18 16:26:11 DEBUG : Home directory lookup failed and cannot be used as configuration location: exec: "getent": executable file not found in $PATH

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from the command line, as root, can you run your script?

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I am not sure what my root password is to login to root user in putty.

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why are you running rclone mount as root, is there a specific reason?

do not need root password, use your password for username

user99@bnas:~$ sudo -i
Password:
root@bnas:~#
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Nicholas@Marlin:~$ sudo -i
Password:
root@Marlin:~# /usr/bin/rclone mount google: /volume1/data/gdrive --config /volume1/homes/Nicholas/.config/rclone/rclone.conf --log-level=DEBUG --log-file=/volume1/data/scripts/rclone.log --buffer-size=512M --allow-other --allow-non-empty &
[1] 17054
root@Marlin:~#

I can see my drive mounted successfully as well. I can confirm it mounts perfectly fine using the root user on the command line. Just not when I set it up as a boot process using the root user?

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if the boot process is run as your username, not root, does it work?

and why are you running as root, what is the reason for that?

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I am not running the boot task as root for any particular reason. It was a mishmash of guides.

I will change it now to run the task under my username Nicholas and show the logs.

General:
Mount Rclone
User : Nicholas

Task Settings
User-Defined script
bash /volume1/data/scripts/mountrclone.sh

Mountrclone.sh file has this in it ***

#!/bin/bash
/usr/bin/rclone mount google: /volume1/data/gdrive --config /volume1/homes/Nicholas/.config/rclone/rclone.conf --log-level=DEBUG --log-file=/volume1/data/scripts/rclone.log --buffer-size=512M --allow-other --allow-non-empty &

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When I set the startup command under my username this is the log:

2022/02/18 17:09:24 DEBUG : Google drive root '': Checking for changes on remote
2022/02/18 17:09:35 DEBUG : /volume1/data/gdrive: Unmounted externally. Just exit now.
2022/02/18 17:09:35 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.57.0" finishing with parameters ["/usr/bin/rclone" "mount" "google:" "/volume1/data/gdrive" "--config" "/volume1/homes/Nicholas/.config/rclone/rclone.conf" "--log-level=DEBUG" "--log-file=/volume1/data/scripts/rclone.log" "--buffer-size=512M" "--allow-other" "--allow-non-empty"]
2022/02/18 17:11:19 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.57.0" starting with parameters ["/usr/bin/rclone" "mount" "google:" "/volume1/data/gdrive" "--config" "/volume1/homes/Nicholas/.config/rclone/rclone.conf" "--log-level=DEBUG" "--log-file=/volume1/data/scripts/rclone.log" "--buffer-size=512M" "--allow-other" "--allow-non-empty"]
2022/02/18 17:11:19 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "google:"
2022/02/18 17:11:19 Failed to load config file "/volume1/homes/Nicholas/.config/rclone/rclone.conf": open /volume1/homes/Nicholas/.config/rclone/rclone.conf: permission denied

This is the log from the startup
2022/02/18 17:11:19 DEBUG : Home directory lookup failed and cannot be used as configuration location: exec: "getent": executable file not found in $PATH

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