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| author | Christian Kamm <mail@ckamm.de> | 2019-03-15 13:02:34 +0300 |
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| committer | Christian Kamm <mail@ckamm.de> | 2019-03-19 15:02:53 +0300 |
| commit | f0531519438075be68ea6fb26905a4a4bacd2910 (patch) | |
| tree | 554d0e8439d748ea2968954bc6cc83157832cb4a | |
| parent | 626ea031ec7a09302338f823726d5bdeebc3d7d2 (diff) | |
Doc: Add faq entry for changing server url #6579
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/modules/ROOT/pages/faq.adoc | 17 |
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diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/faq.adoc b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/faq.adoc index c9a6068c7..81071bbfa 100644 --- a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/faq.adoc +++ b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/faq.adoc @@ -92,3 +92,20 @@ The ownCloud client will check the files in the newly-added sync folder and find Make your choice and click "*Connect...*" This will then step you through the Connection Wizard, just as you did when you setup the previous sync connection, but giving you the opportunity to choose a new sync directory. ==== + +== I Want To Change My Server Url + +Since changing server urls is a potentially dangerous operation the ownCloud desktop client does not provide a user interface for this change. +Typically, server url changes should be implemented by serving a permanent redirect to the new location on the old url. +The client will then permanently update the server url the next time it queries the old url. + +For situations where arranging for a redirect is impossible, url changes can be done by editing the config file. +Before doing so make sure that the new url does indeed point to the same server, with the same users and the same data. +Then go through these steps: + +1. Shut down the ownCloud client. +2. Locate the configuration file. It's usually located in `AppData/Roaming/ownCloud/owncloud.cfg` on Windows or `~/.config/ownCloud/owncloud.cfg` on Linux. +3. Open it with a text editor. +4. Find your old server url and adjust it. +5. Save the file and start the ownCloud client again. + |