Calibre-web: Failed to download book through OPDS using Android apps

[pjortiz]

Hello,

I have successfully setup the server and everything works fine other than the fact that the cps.py will only run as root, but that's another issues.

After a create a new user and ensuring that "Allow Download" is selected for said user, I go into an OPDS compatible android app and try to access and download a book. I am freely able to navigate through the menus and select a book, but when I click download I get a "403 Download Error".

When looking at the console log I see the following:
::ffff:192.168.1.22 - - [2019-03-02 14:58:55] "GET /opds/download/548/epub/ HTTP/1.1" 401 264 0.003101
::ffff:192.168.1.22 - - [2019-03-02 14:58:55] "GET /opds/download/548/epub/ HTTP/1.1" 403 1019 0.108471

I have tried all of these apps:

• AlReader
• Moon+ Reader
• FBReader
• Aldiko (Crashes when opening the catalog)
• PocketBook reader (Fails to load any menu that list books in the catalog)

I use AlReader with the original Calibre Server and it works without issues.

I accessed the opds though the desktop browser by navigating to the book I tried to download with this url http://192.168.1.201:8083/opds/download/548/epub/ and I was able to download the book to my desktop, so I don't think there is a permissions issue.

It seems to me that the way the server and the android apps handle downloads are conflicting with one another.

If it helps I am run the server on a VM with Ubuntu 16.04.5 Server and Python 3.5.2. I have also installed the packages in optional-requirements.txt.

[OzzieIsaacs]

python3 is the problem, I'll fix it

[OzzieIsaacs]

Please check the newest commit

[pjortiz]

I did a complete re-install and made a new user.

I now no longer need to use root access in order to start the server but now OPDS fails to login. I tried with both the new account and the admin, both failed. All apps that I have tried give the same response.

In the console log it reads:
::ffff:192.168.1.22 - - [2019-03-03 04:53:35] "GET /opds HTTP/1.1" 401 264 0.002679
::ffff:192.168.1.22 - - [2019-03-03 04:53:35] "GET /opds HTTP/1.1" 401 264 0.002923

[OzzieIsaacs]

Could you please post the content of the Calibre-web.log file (only the relevant part, and please tell me what you did while the errors/messages are logged)

[pjortiz]

I was unable to get any useful log information from calibre-wed.log while attempting to login through an app. I tried switching the log level to DEBUG, WARNING, and ERROR but the only logged info was the starting/stopping of the server, also WARNING and ERROR produced no output.

The only info that may be useful is from the app that I was using (AlReader). After failing to login, I get a pop-up message that say "for registered users only". I also noticed that this is the same message if I were to attempt to access the opds catalog without any login info saved.

As for my step by step process it goes as followed:

• make sure user account is logged off from desktop (I don't think this is necessary but just in case)
• create "New Catalog" in app with this info
  
  
  
  • URL: http://192.168.1.201:8083/opds
  
  
  • Username: [user]
  
  
  • Password: [pass]
  
  
• open new catalog and I get the message "for registered users only"

Interestingly, if I select "Enable anonymous browsing" I am able to access the opds catalog and it allows me to download.

So given this, maybe the login info is not being read correctly(?).

[OzzieIsaacs]

Sorry, you are right.
I didn't merge everything from the development branch to the master branch, the newest commit should work now (really).

[pjortiz]

Awesome. Everything seems to be working now.
Thanks for your hard work and quick replies. I'll be sure to stick around to let you know if I find any more issues.

[OzzieIsaacs]

perfect

[floviolleau]

Hi,

Perfect fix!

Was just creating a new bug when I saw this one :).

I just tested on FBReader and now it is working well (before I had a 401).

Thanks!