tomspark wrote:
Thanks for the details — that permission error during the migration is a real issue. We're looking into it. In the meantime, can you confirm: (1) is the /opt/sparkbox/data/immich directory owned by the sparkbox user, and (2) what user is running the sparkbox service? Also, does immich still work if you restart the service? I'll dig into the rsync permissions on our end — this should be straightforward to fix.
tomspark wrote:
That was the missing piece, thanks — and good news first: your photos and the database are completely fine, nothing was lost. That scary 'restoring' message was a false alarm. It fires when the restart command runs without sudo: without admin rights it can't see inside the database's own folder, assumes the worst, and then trips over the same locked door — that's the Permission denied at the end. Two small changes fix it: put sudo in front, and use the app's short name (authelia, not sb-authelia). So: sudo sparkbox restart authelia That should restart quietly with no warnings. We'll also patch it so it just asks for sudo instead of scaring you. Thanks for reporting it!