Nextcloud overview asks for password for sabre/dav and complains about database

[carsten (Carsten Härle)]

When login into nextcloud with the nextcloud admin and open the overview panel, nextcloud asks for a passwords for sabre/dav but no password works.

After cancel it complains about several other things

How to fix this?

[mrmarkuz (Markus Neuberger)]

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In the Nextcloud application settings in the server manager you can enable CalDAV/CardDAV for Nextcloud to get of the warnings:

[carsten (Carsten Härle)]

I have webtop installed, so I should leave it of, shouldn’t I?
What user and password is it asking for (no combinations works)?
Also, I tried to synchronize the contacts with Thunderbird TBSync but it is not able to detect the settings.

[mrmarkuz (Markus Neuberger)]

@carsten

I have webtop installed, so I should leave it of, shouldn’t I?

Yes, if you prefer to use Webtop then you should leave it off.

@carsten

What user and password is it asking for (no combinations works)?

I don’t know but if you enable CalDAV and CardDAV for Nextcloud it doesn’t ask anymore.

@carsten

Also, I tried to synchronize the contacts with Thunderbird TBSync but it is not able to detect the settings.

Do you like to sync with Nextcloud or Webtop?

[carsten (Carsten Härle)]

As Webtop is installed would support Webtop, but I also expected that there is only a single data store for contacts (like for emails). Is it possible to see contacts in nextcloud AND Webtop?

[carsten (Carsten Härle)]

If I try to access https://cloud.mydomyin.de/webtop-dav/server.php with a browser it also asks for user/password but not user/password combinations works.

[mrmarkuz (Markus Neuberger)]

@carsten

As Webtop is installed would support Webtop

These TBSync settings worked for me with Webtop, autodetection did not work.

Here are instructions for Webtop CalDav/CardDav client and server.

@carsten

I also expected that there is only a single data store for contacts (like for emails).

For mails there’s IMAP which is a single store for mails but there’s no such thing for contacts and calendars. The apps have their own implementation, saving it to a database.

There’s already a feature request as regards central control of caldav/carddav.

@carsten

Is it possible to see contacts in nextcloud AND Webtop?

I never tested it, but it seems possible, Nextcloud can be caldav/carddav server and client (via mail app) too.

@carsten

If I try to access https://cloud.mydomyin.de/webtop-dav/server.php with a browser it also asks for user/password but not user/password combinations works.

Same here, name@domain.tld worked for me.