[stable34] docs(admin): clarify web server user and file ownership requirements#14918
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The chown -R www-data:www-data command implied that ownership must be www-data:www-data specifically. The actual requirement is that the web server process user has read/write access to the Nextcloud directories. Added a note clarifying: - www-data is the Debian/Ubuntu default; RHEL/CentOS/Fedora uses apache - Ownership is not strictly required — group membership + group-writable permissions are sufficient in environments where chown is not possible (shared hosting, Docker bind-mounts, VirtualBox shared folders, etc.) Fixes #1239 Signed-off-by: skjnldsv <skjnldsv@protonmail.com>
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Backport of PR #14911