TFA & nextcloudcmd

[ptman]

Expected behaviour

nextcloudcmd should work with TFA

Actual behaviour

nextcloudcmd doesn't work with TFA

Steps to reproduce

1. Enable TFA
2. run nextcloudcmd
3. get error

Client configuration

Client version: Nextcloud version 2.6.2-1

Operating system: Debian bullseye

OS language: English

Qt version used by client package (Linux only, see also Settings dialog): 5.12.5

Client package (From Nextcloud or distro) (Linux only): nextcloud-desktop-cmd/testing,now 2.6.2-1

Installation path of client: /usr/bin/nextcloudcmd

Server configuration

Nextcloud version: 17.0.1

Logs

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02-12 16:45:08:356 [ warning nextcloud.sync.networkjob ]:	QNetworkReply::AuthenticationRequiredError "Error transferring https://.../remote.php/webdav/ - server replied: " QVariant(int, 401)
02-12 16:45:08:356 [ info nextcloud.sync.networkjob.lscol ]:	LSCOL of QUrl("https://.../remote.php/webdav/") FINISHED WITH STATUS "AuthenticationRequiredError Error transferring https://.../remote.php/webdav/ - server replied: "
02-12 16:45:08:356 [ warning nextcloud.sync.discovery ]:	LSCOL job error "Error transferring https://.../remote.php/webdav/ - server replied: " 401 QNetworkReply::AuthenticationRequiredError

[rullzer]

What is TFA?

[rullzer]

Ah two factor authentication.
Well be sure to use an apptoken then. Because your native password will indeed not work.

[ptman]

Excellent. How does one use an apptoken with nextcloudcmd?

[ptman]

Is nextcloudcmd supposed to be usable with apptokens?

[edent]

@ptman I use an app token with nextcloudcmd.

For example

nextcloudcmd -u "admin" -p "ABCD-1234-5678-EFGH" ~/nextcloud/ https://example.com/nextcloud

[kohane27]

@edent Thank you so much for your reply. I was struggling with it for days and finally figured it out. To elaborate on it:

You can't use your login name and password in nextcloudcmd. To use an app token with nextcloudcmd, go to https://efss.qloud.my/index.php/settings/user/security . Under Devices & sessions, you should see an input field App name. Type your app name to generate email and password. Then use them in your nextcloudcmd to perform a sync:

nextcloudcmd --user 'name@mail.com' --password 'app-token-password' /home/name/Nextcloud/ https://efss.qloud.my/ > /dev/null 2>&1

Cheers!