eslam-gomaa / Owncloud-resolve-conflicts

A Python script to resolve OwnCloud conflicted files. (From the server side)

Owncloud-resolve-conflicts

A Python script to resolve OwnCloud conflicted files. (From the server side)

Approach

When the script is executed (usually periodically via crontab) it looks if there are any conflicted files, If a conflicted file found it gets compared with its original file and the last modification wins

Note: I've been using this script for months and works like a charm, if you faced an error please let me know

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Prerequisites

1. Get the WebDav address of your owncloud

Can be found at the bottom left of the owncloud home page

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2. Install the required libraries

pip install requests

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3. Configure Owncloud to upload the conflicted files

On Windows

Variable: OWNCLOUD_UPLOAD_CONFLICT_FILES
Value: 1

On Linux

export OWNCLOUD_UPLOAD_CONFLICT_FILES=1

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Usage

Configure the script

Open the script and provide the needed parameters

Variable	Description
data_dir	Owncloud data directory (on the OS)
webdav	your Owncloud webdav link
usrename	Owncloud account username
passowrd	Owncloud account password

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Run the script

python owncloud-solve-conflicts.py

Or

chmod +x owncloud-solve-conflicts.py
./owncloud-solve-conflicts.py

Note: The script tested with python2 but should be working with python3 as well.

Prefered way to use it

crontab -e

*/5 * * * * /root/owncloud-solve-conflicts.py >> /var/log/messages

• Make sure you modify the script directory if different.

This will run the script every 5 minutes, anse send the output to /var/log/messages

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Thank you

Maintainer: Eslam Gomaa