cannot use cli because of invalid originals paths error #1964

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opened 2026-02-20 01:03:11 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment

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2026-02-20 01:03:11 -05:00

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Originally created by @provinzio on GitHub (Nov 22, 2023).

Originally assigned to: @lastzero on GitHub.

1. What is not working as documented?

I want to add users using the cli with photoprism users add ..., but I get following error

ERRO[2023-11-22T11:17:22+01:00] invalid originals path, check configuration and permissions

2. How can we reproduce it?

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

installed photoprism on proxmox with tteck helper script (https://tteck.github.io/Proxmox/)
mounted an external drive
added environment variables in /var/lib/photoprism/.env defining the necessary paths
try to add a user with the cli

3. What behavior do you expect?

I don't expect the above stated error message.

4. What could be the cause of your problem?

photoprism config does not list the correct paths which were set in the env variable.
The website shows to correct photos.

5. Can you provide us with example files for testing, error logs, or screenshots?

/var/lib/photoprism/.env

PHOTOPRISM_AUTH_MODE='...'
PHOTOPRISM_ADMIN_PASSWORD='...'
PHOTOPRISM_HTTP_HOST='...'
PHOTOPRISM_HTTP_PORT='...'
PHOTOPRISM_SITE_CAPTION='Photoprism'
PHOTOPRISM_STORAGE_PATH='/media/appdata/photoprism/storage'
PHOTOPRISM_ORIGINALS_PATH='/media/appdata/photoprism/photos/Originals'
PHOTOPRISM_IMPORT_PATH='/media/appdata/photoprism/photos/Import'

PHOTOPRISM_DETECT_NSFW='false'
PHOTOPRISM_UPLOAD_NSFW='true'

PHOTOPRISM_DATABASE_DRIVER='mysql'
PHOTOPRISM_DATABASE_SERVER='...'
PHOTOPRISM_DATABASE_NAME='...'
PHOTOPRISM_DATABASE_USER='...'

photoprism config

Name	Value
auth-mode	password
admin-user	admin
admin-password
public	false
session-maxage	1209600
session-timeout	604800
login-uri	/library/login
register-uri
password-length	4
password-reset-uri
log-level	info
debug	false
trace	false
config-path	/root/.photoprism/storage/config
certificates-path	/root/.photoprism/storage/config/certificates
options-yaml	/root/.photoprism/storage/config/options.yml
defaults-yaml	/etc/photoprism/defaults.yml
settings-yaml	/etc/photoprism/settings.yml (defaults)
settings-yaml	/root/.photoprism/storage/config/settings.yml
originals-path
originals-limit	1000
resolution-limit	150
users-path	users
users-originals-path	users
storage-path	/root/.photoprism/storage
users-storage-path	/root/.photoprism/storage/users
sidecar-path	/root/.photoprism/storage/sidecar
albums-path	/root/.photoprism/storage/albums
backup-path	/root/.photoprism/storage/backup
cache-path	/root/.photoprism/storage/cache
cmd-cache-path	/root/.photoprism/storage/cache/cmd
media-cache-path	/root/.photoprism/storage/cache/media
thumb-cache-path	/root/.photoprism/storage/cache/thumbnails
import-path
import-dest
assets-path	/opt/photoprism/assets
static-path	/opt/photoprism/assets/static
build-path	/opt/photoprism/assets/static/build
img-path	/opt/photoprism/assets/static/img
templates-path	/opt/photoprism/assets/templates
temp-path	/tmp/photoprism_00000000
workers	2
wakeup-interval	15m0s
auto-index	300
auto-import	180
read-only	false
experimental	false
disable-webdav	false
disable-settings	false
disable-places	false
disable-backups	false
disable-tensorflow	false
disable-faces	false
disable-classification	false
disable-sips	true
disable-ffmpeg	false
disable-exiftool	false
disable-darktable	false
disable-rawtherapee	true
disable-imagemagick	true
disable-heifconvert	true
disable-rsvgconvert	true
disable-vectors	true
disable-jpegxl	true
disable-raw	false
raw-presets	false
exif-bruteforce	false
detect-nsfw	false
upload-nsfw	false
tensorflow-version	1.15.2
tensorflow-model-path	/opt/photoprism/assets/nasnet
default-locale	en
default-theme	default
app-name	PhotoPrism
app-mode	standalone
app-icon	logo
app-color	#000000
legal-info
legal-url
wallpaper-uri
cdn-url	/
cdn-video	false
site-url	http://localhost:2342/
site-https	false
site-domain	localhost
site-author
site-title	PhotoPrism
site-caption	AI-Powered Photos App
site-description
site-preview	https://i.photoprism.app/prism?cover=64&style=centered%20dark&caption=none&title=PhotoPrism
base-uri	/
api-uri	/api/v1
static-uri	/static
content-uri	/api/v1
video-uri	/api/v1
https-proxy
https-proxy-insecure	false
trusted-proxy	172.16.0.0/12
proxy-proto-header	X-Forwarded-Proto
proxy-proto-https	https
disable-tls	true
default-tls	false
tls-email
tls-cert
tls-key
http-mode	release
http-compression
http-cache-maxage	2592000
http-cache-public	false
http-host	0.0.0.0
http-port	2342
database-driver	sqlite3
database-dsn	/root/.photoprism/storage/index.db?_busy_timeout=5000
database-server
database-host
database-port
database-user
database-password
database-conns	24
database-conns-idle	12
mariadb-bin	/usr/bin/mariadb
mariadb-dump-bin	/usr/bin/mariadb-dump
sips-bin
sips-blacklist	avif,avifs
ffmpeg-bin	/usr/bin/ffmpeg
ffmpeg-encoder	libx264
ffmpeg-size	3840
ffmpeg-bitrate	50
ffmpeg-map-video	0✌️0
ffmpeg-map-audio	0🅰️0?
exiftool-bin	/usr/bin/exiftool
darktable-bin	/usr/bin/darktable-cli
darktable-cache-path
darktable-config-path
darktable-blacklist
rawtherapee-bin
rawtherapee-blacklist	dng
imagemagick-bin
imagemagick-blacklist	heif,heic,heics,avif,avifs,jxl
heifconvert-bin
rsvgconvert-bin
jpegxldecoder-bin
download-token	...
preview-token	********
thumb-color	sRGB
thumb-filter	lanczos
thumb-size	2048
thumb-size-uncached	7680
thumb-uncached	false
jpeg-quality	85
jpeg-size	7680
png-size	7680
face-size	50
face-score	9.000000
face-overlap	42
face-cluster-size	80
face-cluster-score	15
face-cluster-core	4
face-cluster-dist	0.640000
face-match-dist	0.460000
pid-filename	/root/.photoprism/storage/photoprism.pid
log-filename	/root/.photoprism/storage/photoprism.log

6. Which software versions do you use?

(a) PhotoPrism Architecture & Build Number: x86_64

(b) Database Type & Version: MySQL

(d) Browser Types & Versions: not relevant

(e) Ad Blockers, Browser Plugins, and/or Firewall Software? not relevant

7. On what kind of device is PhotoPrism installed?

This is especially important if you are reporting a performance, import, or indexing issue. You can skip this if you're reporting a problem you found in our public demo, or if it's a completely unrelated issue, such as incorrect page layout.

(a) Device / Processor Type: 8 x 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz (1 Socket)

(b) Physical Memory & Swap Space in GB: 4 GB + 4 GB

(d) Anything else that might be helpful to know? no

8. Do you use a Reverse Proxy, Firewall, VPN, or CDN?

not relevant

Originally created by @provinzio on GitHub (Nov 22, 2023). Originally assigned to: @lastzero on GitHub. #### 1. What is not working as documented? I want to add users using the cli with `photoprism users add ...`, but I get following error ``` ERRO[2023-11-22T11:17:22+01:00] invalid originals path, check configuration and permissions ``` #### 2. How can we reproduce it? Steps to reproduce the behavior: 1. installed photoprism on proxmox with tteck helper script (https://tteck.github.io/Proxmox/) 2. mounted an external drive 3. added environment variables in `/var/lib/photoprism/.env` defining the necessary paths 4. try to add a user with the cli #### 3. What behavior do you expect? I don't expect the above stated error message. #### 4. What could be the cause of your problem? `photoprism config` does not list the correct paths which were set in the env variable. The website shows to correct photos. #### 5. Can you provide us with example files for testing, error logs, or screenshots? `/var/lib/photoprism/.env` ``` PHOTOPRISM_AUTH_MODE='...' PHOTOPRISM_ADMIN_PASSWORD='...' PHOTOPRISM_HTTP_HOST='...' PHOTOPRISM_HTTP_PORT='...' PHOTOPRISM_SITE_CAPTION='Photoprism' PHOTOPRISM_STORAGE_PATH='/media/appdata/photoprism/storage' PHOTOPRISM_ORIGINALS_PATH='/media/appdata/photoprism/photos/Originals' PHOTOPRISM_IMPORT_PATH='/media/appdata/photoprism/photos/Import' PHOTOPRISM_DETECT_NSFW='false' PHOTOPRISM_UPLOAD_NSFW='true' PHOTOPRISM_DATABASE_DRIVER='mysql' PHOTOPRISM_DATABASE_SERVER='...' PHOTOPRISM_DATABASE_NAME='...' PHOTOPRISM_DATABASE_USER='...' ``` `photoprism config` | Name | Value | |------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | auth-mode | password | | admin-user | admin | | admin-password | | | public | false | | session-maxage | 1209600 | | session-timeout | 604800 | | login-uri | /library/login | | register-uri | | | password-length | 4 | | password-reset-uri | | | log-level | info | | debug | false | | trace | false | | config-path | /root/.photoprism/storage/config | | certificates-path | /root/.photoprism/storage/config/certificates | | options-yaml | /root/.photoprism/storage/config/options.yml | | defaults-yaml | /etc/photoprism/defaults.yml | | settings-yaml | /etc/photoprism/settings.yml (defaults) | | settings-yaml | /root/.photoprism/storage/config/settings.yml | | originals-path | | | originals-limit | 1000 | | resolution-limit | 150 | | users-path | users | | users-originals-path | users | | storage-path | /root/.photoprism/storage | | users-storage-path | /root/.photoprism/storage/users | | sidecar-path | /root/.photoprism/storage/sidecar | | albums-path | /root/.photoprism/storage/albums | | backup-path | /root/.photoprism/storage/backup | | cache-path | /root/.photoprism/storage/cache | | cmd-cache-path | /root/.photoprism/storage/cache/cmd | | media-cache-path | /root/.photoprism/storage/cache/media | | thumb-cache-path | /root/.photoprism/storage/cache/thumbnails | | import-path | | | import-dest | | | assets-path | /opt/photoprism/assets | | static-path | /opt/photoprism/assets/static | | build-path | /opt/photoprism/assets/static/build | | img-path | /opt/photoprism/assets/static/img | | templates-path | /opt/photoprism/assets/templates | | temp-path | /tmp/photoprism_00000000 | | workers | 2 | | wakeup-interval | 15m0s | | auto-index | 300 | | auto-import | 180 | | read-only | false | | experimental | false | | disable-webdav | false | | disable-settings | false | | disable-places | false | | disable-backups | false | | disable-tensorflow | false | | disable-faces | false | | disable-classification | false | | disable-sips | true | | disable-ffmpeg | false | | disable-exiftool | false | | disable-darktable | false | | disable-rawtherapee | true | | disable-imagemagick | true | | disable-heifconvert | true | | disable-rsvgconvert | true | | disable-vectors | true | | disable-jpegxl | true | | disable-raw | false | | raw-presets | false | | exif-bruteforce | false | | detect-nsfw | false | | upload-nsfw | false | | tensorflow-version | 1.15.2 | | tensorflow-model-path | /opt/photoprism/assets/nasnet | | default-locale | en | | default-theme | default | | app-name | PhotoPrism | | app-mode | standalone | | app-icon | logo | | app-color | #000000 | | legal-info | | | legal-url | | | wallpaper-uri | | | cdn-url | / | | cdn-video | false | | site-url | http://localhost:2342/ | | site-https | false | | site-domain | localhost | | site-author | | | site-title | PhotoPrism | | site-caption | AI-Powered Photos App | | site-description | | | site-preview | https://i.photoprism.app/prism?cover=64&style=centered%20dark&caption=none&title=PhotoPrism | | base-uri | / | | api-uri | /api/v1 | | static-uri | /static | | content-uri | /api/v1 | | video-uri | /api/v1 | | https-proxy | | | https-proxy-insecure | false | | trusted-proxy | 172.16.0.0/12 | | proxy-proto-header | X-Forwarded-Proto | | proxy-proto-https | https | | disable-tls | true | | default-tls | false | | tls-email | | | tls-cert | | | tls-key | | | http-mode | release | | http-compression | | | http-cache-maxage | 2592000 | | http-cache-public | false | | http-host | 0.0.0.0 | | http-port | 2342 | | database-driver | sqlite3 | | database-dsn | /root/.photoprism/storage/index.db?_busy_timeout=5000 | | database-server | | | database-host | | | database-port | | | database-user | | | database-password | | | database-conns | 24 | | database-conns-idle | 12 | | mariadb-bin | /usr/bin/mariadb | | mariadb-dump-bin | /usr/bin/mariadb-dump | | sips-bin | | | sips-blacklist | avif,avifs | | ffmpeg-bin | /usr/bin/ffmpeg | | ffmpeg-encoder | libx264 | | ffmpeg-size | 3840 | | ffmpeg-bitrate | 50 | | ffmpeg-map-video | 0:v:0 | | ffmpeg-map-audio | 0:a:0? | | exiftool-bin | /usr/bin/exiftool | | darktable-bin | /usr/bin/darktable-cli | | darktable-cache-path | | | darktable-config-path | | | darktable-blacklist | | | rawtherapee-bin | | | rawtherapee-blacklist | dng | | imagemagick-bin | | | imagemagick-blacklist | heif,heic,heics,avif,avifs,jxl | | heifconvert-bin | | | rsvgconvert-bin | | | jpegxldecoder-bin | | | download-token | ...| | preview-token | ******** | | thumb-color | sRGB | | thumb-filter | lanczos | | thumb-size | 2048 | | thumb-size-uncached | 7680 | | thumb-uncached | false | | jpeg-quality | 85 | | jpeg-size | 7680 | | png-size | 7680 | | face-size | 50 | | face-score | 9.000000 | | face-overlap | 42 | | face-cluster-size | 80 | | face-cluster-score | 15 | | face-cluster-core | 4 | | face-cluster-dist | 0.640000 | | face-match-dist | 0.460000 | | pid-filename | /root/.photoprism/storage/photoprism.pid | | log-filename | /root/.photoprism/storage/photoprism.log | #### 6. Which software versions do you use? (a) PhotoPrism Architecture & Build Number: x86_64 (b) Database Type & Version: MySQL (c) Operating System Types & Versions: Linux (d) Browser Types & Versions: not relevant (e) Ad Blockers, Browser Plugins, and/or Firewall Software? not relevant #### 7. On what kind of device is PhotoPrism installed? This is especially important if you are reporting a performance, import, or indexing issue. You can skip this if you're reporting a problem you found in our public demo, or if it's a completely unrelated issue, such as incorrect page layout. (a) Device / Processor Type: 8 x 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz (1 Socket) (b) Physical Memory & Swap Space in GB: 4 GB + 4 GB (c) Storage Type: SSD (d) Anything else that might be helpful to know? no #### 8. Do you use a Reverse Proxy, Firewall, VPN, or CDN? not relevant

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@lastzero commented on GitHub (Nov 22, 2023):

Note that /var/lib/photoprism/.env is not a standard configuration file that PhotoPrism uses. It probably belongs to a third-party integration that we do not maintain or support.

Please see the following setup guide to learn more about the configuration of PhotoPrism if you are not using our official Docker image and note that we only recommend this to experienced users and/or developers:

https://dl.photoprism.app/pkg/linux/README.html

@lastzero commented on GitHub (Nov 22, 2023): Note that `/var/lib/photoprism/.env` is not a standard configuration file that PhotoPrism uses. It probably belongs to a third-party integration that we do not maintain or support. Please see the following setup guide to learn more about the configuration of PhotoPrism if you are not using our official Docker image and note that we only recommend this to experienced users and/or developers: - https://dl.photoprism.app/pkg/linux/README.html