Preface
I've seen others here mention issues but never a real resolution. I have found the web GUI working properly to be extremely non-deterministic. I cannot get it to consistently start and not keep asking for a password. I'll include everything below as applicable, but the gist if it is, you run the GUI and it sometimes works and sometimes it prompts for a passowrd. So you set it with a password and it still does not work.
What is the problem you are having with rclone?
Starting the webGUI is unreliable at best. Generally, it works once and then doesn't work again. Even with a specified username and password.
What is your rclone version (output from rclone version
)
rclone v1.54.0
- os/arch: darwin/amd64
- go version: go1.15.7
Which OS you are using and how many bits (eg Windows 7, 64 bit)
macOS 10.15.7
Which cloud storage system are you using? (eg Google Drive)
N/A
The command you were trying to run (eg rclone copy /tmp remote:tmp
)
Generally,
$ rclone -vv rcd --rc-web-gui
But also
$ rclone -vv rcd --rc-web-gui --rc-web-gui-force-update
In both of those cases, it brings up the WebGUI but asks for a password. FWIW, there is a token in the URL like http://localhost:5572/?login_token=Z3VpOlRxcFBOTU44QXBVd09yVldkV3dRa1E%3D#/dashboard
So I also tried specifying username and pass
$ rclone -vv rcd --rc-web-gui --rc-user gui --rc-pass pass
And I get prompted again. It does not accept those credentials either
Like I said, what is frustrating is the this occasionally works. I just cannot seem to figure out what combination of magic I need to provide to get it to launch every time! Basically, the first time it works and then stops.
I've also tried restarting my browser and/or doing it in a Private Window. No luck.
The rclone config contents with secrets removed.
N/A
A log from the command with the -vv
flag
2021/02/02 13:50:09 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.54.0" starting with parameters ["rclone" "-vv" "rcd" "--rc-web-gui"]
2021/02/02 13:50:09 DEBUG : Current tag: v2.0.3, Release tag: v2.0.3
2021/02/02 13:50:09 NOTICE: Web GUI exists. Update skipped.
2021/02/02 13:50:09 INFO : No username specified. Using default username: gui
2021/02/02 13:50:09 INFO : No password specified. Using random password: zX7WllimTBhe1mEmkfAO9A
2021/02/02 13:50:09 NOTICE: Serving Web GUI
2021/02/02 13:50:09 INFO : Using --user gui --pass XXXX as authenticated user
2021/02/02 13:50:09 NOTICE: Serving remote control on http://localhost:5572/
2021/02/02 13:50:09 DEBUG : login_token "Z3VpOnpYN1dsbGltVEJoZTFtRW1rZkFPOUE="
2021/02/02 13:50:10 INFO : /core/version: 127.0.0.1:53156: Unauthorized request from gui