privilegs problem in mounted /etc/qgisserver path

[pvgenuchten]

qgis tries to create files in /etc/qgisserver which is a mounted volume on the host. (the user running) qgis was not authorised to write in the folder.

we only got it working by not mounting /etc/qgisserver, but mount an alternative path and set the path to the project file explicitly

    environment:
      - QGIS_PROJECT_FILE:/myqgisserver/project.qgs
 
    volumes:
      - ./data:/myqgisserver

maybe you can mention this aspect in docs?

[yjacolin]

Hello,

I can't reproduce the problem with this command:

docker run --rm --publish=8380:80 -e QGIS_PROJECT_FILE=/etc/qgisserver/project.qgz --volume=$PWD/qgisserver:/etc/qgisserver camptocamp/qgis-server

So I guess it is just a matter of "chmod" the directory in the host. I will try to investigate. Which right do you have on your directory?

Y.

[pvgenuchten]

Thanx for checking @yjacolin. @justb4 any idea how the image could be improved/overridden to match our scenario? @yjacolin fyi we deploy qgis with ansible/traefik in a subfolder like https://github.com/Geonovum/ogc-api-testbed/blob/main/services/qgis/docker-compose.yml

[justb4]

@yjacolin @pvgenuchten AFAICT a mechanism is needed similar to what we use with GeoServer Docker, see our docker-compose.yml.
We pass the UID and GID of the host's local user that starts the Container. The Container's main process (Tomcat for GS) will run under those id's. For now quickfix-ed with chmod 777 within the host on the mounted dir, but a more elegant solution is welcomed.