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Vaultwarden fails to start after update – DB migration error (SSO)

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  • T Teiluj

    This seems to fix the issue indeed - At least from my side, there was a table collection charset mismatch.
    The other question is how it came to be.

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    joseph
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    wrote on last edited by
    #63

    @Teiluj this was a bug in vaultwarden a while go (which is why they maintain a wiki article on how to fix it up). https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Adani-garcia%2Fvaultwarden charset&type=issues

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      p44
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      wrote on last edited by p44
      #64

      Same problem here. Restored to 1.24.4 and stopped automatic updates.

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        #65

        I also had a not responding app and have reverted. Guess I need to look at that guide...

        I use Cloudron with Gandi & Hetzner

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          p44
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          #66

          @jdaviescoates @joseph Thanks for your advice. I followed this guide: https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/wiki/Using-the-MariaDB-(MySQL)-Backend#foreign-key-errors-collation-and-charset and problem now is fixed.

          thanks a lot

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            BetaBreak
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            #67

            Is there a step by step instruction to solve this issue, for me it is unclear how to fix this issue. Thanks!

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              jayonrails
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              #68

              The above posted link to the GitHub wiki seems to be the step by step instruction. Which is the part where you don't get forward?

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                wrote on last edited by BetaBreak
                #69

                Thanks, when I run the queries I don't get out put..
                Should I do it before upgrading, and or in recovery mode?

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                  wrote on last edited by james
                  #70

                  Hello @d19dotca @teiluj @ikalou @p44 @jdaviescoates @betabreak @jayonrails
                  This issue was discussed before, and I did create a handy script to fix the issue.
                  Please see: https://forum.cloudron.io/topic/14812/vaultwarden-fails-to-start-after-update-db-migration-error-sso/24?_=1778581136537

                  I have also merged this topic into the original topic so there is no duplicate.

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                    Hello @d19dotca @teiluj @ikalou @p44 @jdaviescoates @betabreak @jayonrails
                    This issue was discussed before, and I did create a handy script to fix the issue.
                    Please see: https://forum.cloudron.io/topic/14812/vaultwarden-fails-to-start-after-update-db-migration-error-sso/24?_=1778581136537

                    I have also merged this topic into the original topic so there is no duplicate.

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                    BetaBreak
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #71

                    @james ✔ it works, thanks!

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                    • B BetaBreak

                      @james ✔ it works, thanks!

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                      james
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                      wrote on last edited by james
                      #72

                      Hello @BetaBreak
                      Great to read that it resolved your issue.
                      Always happy to help.

                      If possible, give the solution I linked also an upvote to improve the forum search.

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                      • jamesJ james

                        Hello @vaultwarden users

                        Since users have voiced their concerns about manually editing the database I have created a bash script that does it for you.
                        Please follow these steps if you have this issue:

                        1. create an app backup of your @vaultwarden Cloudron app
                        2. put the erroring @vaultwarden app in recovery mode
                        3. open the File Manager of your @vaultwarden app and create a fix_db.sh file
                        4. copy and paste the following script into the just created fix_db.sh file:
                          #!/bin/bash
                          
                          echo "=> Checking if DEFAULT_CHARACTER_SET_NAME and DEFAULT_COLLATION_NAME are set to utf8mb4 and utf8mb4_unicode_ci"
                          
                          CURRENT_DEFAULT_CHARACTER_SET_NAME=$(mysql --silent --skip-column-names --user=${CLOUDRON_MYSQL_USERNAME} --password=${CLOUDRON_MYSQL_PASSWORD} --host=${CLOUDRON_MYSQL_HOST} ${CLOUDRON_MYSQL_DATABASE} -e "SELECT DEFAULT_CHARACTER_SET_NAME FROM information_schema.SCHEMATA WHERE SCHEMA_NAME = '${CLOUDRON_MYSQL_DATABASE}';" 2>/dev/null)
                          CURRENT_DEFAULT_COLLATION_NAME=$(mysql --silent --skip-column-names --user=${CLOUDRON_MYSQL_USERNAME} --password=${CLOUDRON_MYSQL_PASSWORD} --host=${CLOUDRON_MYSQL_HOST} ${CLOUDRON_MYSQL_DATABASE} -e "SELECT DEFAULT_COLLATION_NAME FROM information_schema.SCHEMATA WHERE SCHEMA_NAME = '${CLOUDRON_MYSQL_DATABASE}';" 2>/dev/null)
                          FIX_NEEDED=0
                          
                          if [ "${CURRENT_DEFAULT_CHARACTER_SET_NAME}" != "utf8mb4" ] || [ "${CURRENT_DEFAULT_COLLATION_NAME}" != "utf8mb4_unicode_ci" ]; then
                              echo "=> DEFAULT_CHARACTER_SET_NAME or DEFAULT_COLLATION_NAME is not set to utf8mb4 or utf8mb4_unicode_ci."
                              echo "==> Current values are: DEFAULT_CHARACTER_SET_NAME=${CURRENT_DEFAULT_CHARACTER_SET_NAME}, DEFAULT_COLLATION_NAME=${CURRENT_DEFAULT_COLLATION_NAME}"
                              FIX_NEEDED=1
                          else
                              echo "=> DEFAULT_CHARACTER_SET_NAME is ${CURRENT_DEFAULT_CHARACTER_SET_NAME} and DEFAULT_COLLATION_NAME is ${CURRENT_DEFAULT_COLLATION_NAME}"
                              echo "=> Nothing to do - quitting."
                              FIX_NEEDED=0
                              exit 0
                          fi
                          
                          if [ ${FIX_NEEDED} -eq 1 ]; then
                              read -p "Have you created a backup of your Cloudron Vaultwarden app? (y/N): " yn
                              case $yn in
                                  [Yy]* )
                                      echo "=> Setting database character set and collation to utf8mb4 and utf8mb4_unicode_ci."
                                      mysql --user=${CLOUDRON_MYSQL_USERNAME} --password=${CLOUDRON_MYSQL_PASSWORD} --host=${CLOUDRON_MYSQL_HOST} ${CLOUDRON_MYSQL_DATABASE} -e "ALTER DATABASE \`${CLOUDRON_MYSQL_DATABASE}\` CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;" 2>/dev/null
                                      echo "=> Converting all tables to character set utf8mb4 and collation utf8mb4_unicode_ci."
                                      mysql --silent --skip-column-names \
                            --user="${CLOUDRON_MYSQL_USERNAME}" \
                            --password="${CLOUDRON_MYSQL_PASSWORD}" \
                            --host="${CLOUDRON_MYSQL_HOST}" \
                            "${CLOUDRON_MYSQL_DATABASE}" \
                            -e "SELECT CONCAT('ALTER TABLE \`', TABLE_NAME,'\` CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;') AS CharSetConvert FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA='${CLOUDRON_MYSQL_DATABASE}' AND TABLE_TYPE=\"BASE TABLE\";" 2>/dev/null | while read -r sql_command; do
                                          echo "==> Executing: ${sql_command}"
                                          mysql --user=${CLOUDRON_MYSQL_USERNAME} --password=${CLOUDRON_MYSQL_PASSWORD} --host=${CLOUDRON_MYSQL_HOST} ${CLOUDRON_MYSQL_DATABASE} -e "SET foreign_key_checks=0; ${sql_command} SET foreign_key_checks=1;" 2>/dev/null
                                      done
                                      ;;
                                  [Nn]* )
                                      echo "=> Please create a backup of your database before proceeding with the fix. Exiting."
                                      exit 1
                                      ;;
                                  * )
                                      echo "=> Invalid response. Please answer with y or n. Exiting."
                                      exit 1
                                      ;;
                              esac
                          fi
                          
                        5. open the Web Terminal of your @vaultwarden Cloudron app
                        6. execute the following command:
                          bash /app/data/fix_db.sh
                          
                        7. Execute the following command to start @vaultwarden:
                          /app/pkg/start.sh
                          
                        8. Validate if your @vaultwarden is now working correctly
                        9. If validated working, you can delete the fix_db.sh file and disable the recovery mode of your @vaultwarden Cloudron app

                        Note:
                        If there are issues with the copy and paste from Windows devices apperent by error messages like line 2: $'\r': command not found, please run the following command to fix the script:

                        sed -i 's/\r$//g' /app/data/fix_db.sh
                        

                        If you run into any issues, copy the output of the terminal, post it here and restore your app from the backup created.

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                        wrote on last edited by jdaviescoates
                        #73

                        @james said:

                        Please follow these steps if you have this issue:

                        Can this script be run on the working version I reverted to, or do I need to update to the broken version and then run it?

                        Edit: yes, it seems fixing the db and then updating also works fine.

                        I use Cloudron with Gandi & Hetzner

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