exiftool failed test: failed to run exiftool: perl /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps/memories/bin-ext/exiftool/exiftool -ver.

[imsand]

Describe the bug exiftool failed test: failed to run exiftool: perl /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps/memories/bin-ext/exiftool/exiftool -ver.

Platform:

• OS: running as a Jail 13.2-RELEASE-p9 on TrueNas
• Memories Version: 7.2.0
• Nextcloud Version: 28.0.4
• PHP Version: [e.g. 8.1]

Additional context Nextcloud server logs: PHP proc_open(): Exec failed: No such file or directory at /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps/memories/lib/Exif.php#513 Memories: Write hook failed to index file

[pulsejet]

Do you have perl in PATH?

[imsand]

Hi, yes echo $PATH /sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/root/bin

.. and perl is installed in /usr/local/bin

perl -version This is perl 5, version 36, subversion 3 (v5.36.3) built for amd64-freebsd-thread-multi

If i use the same command from command line it works: perl /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps/memories/bin-ext/exiftool/exiftool -ver 12.70

Is there possible a problem with cron? Do I need to add the full path of perl in cron.php? If yes, can someone support?

Do you have perl in PATH?

Hi, yes echo $PATH /sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/root/bin

.. and perl is installed in /usr/local/bin

perl -version This is perl 5, version 36, subversion 3 (v5.36.3) built for amd64-freebsd-thread-multi

If i use the same command from command line it works: perl /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps/memories/bin-ext/exiftool/exiftool -ver 12.70

Is there possible a problem with cron? Do I need to add the full path of perl in cron.php? If yes, can someone support?

[johnjaylward]

I was able to do a work-around by creating a symlink from /usr/local/bin/perl to /usr/bin/perl.

But it would be preferable if the application detected the Perl path and explicitly called perl -m script.pl instead of relying on the hard coded path at the top of the script file.