SeaDrive: Cannot login via SSO in Linux (Gnome/Wayland)

11qu1d · May 17, 2025, 11:21pm

Hi,

I am testing using SeaDrive with the latest Debian Linux using Gnome. After i install the latest version of SeaDrive for Linux, in the Add Account screen i select Single Sign On. This opens a smaller window where i type in the address of the Seafile server and then a small browser window appear that has a blank white screen. This is supposed to show the SSO webpage but for some unknown reason on Gnome (or Wayland) built-in web browser cannot load the SSO page, thus i am not able to pass the login.

This works in windows, which i guess has a different underlying browser which loads the page.

Is there a way to bypass that or use an alternative way to login via SSO in Gnome?

I have also tested with a KDE environment with the same result as they both use Wayland as their backend.

Thanks

Jonathan · May 19, 2025, 10:50am

You can set the below option to true in seahub_settings.py:

CLIENT_SSO_VIA_LOCAL_BROWSER = True

This will ask the client to use local browser on your computer.

Refer to seahub_settings.py - Seafile Admin Manual

11qu1d · May 20, 2025, 8:55pm

Thank you, that works.

fr500 · August 18, 2025, 4:41am

This doesn’t work on Ubuntu 24.04..
It works on windows though

Jonathan · August 24, 2025, 10:18am

It may be due to some special problem on your computer. You can have a look at seadrive-gui.log. Which version of SeaDrive do you use?

daemontus · February 2, 2026, 9:12am

Hi! I have a similar issue. On PopOS 24.04. the in-app browser does not seem to work: the auth URL itself appears correct and I can log in successfully in the browser, but the in-app browser is just stuck and never loads anything. Meanwhile, if I set the LOCAL_BROWSER flag as suggested above, the client just tells me “Failed to get client SSO link”. On Windows and MacOS, I have no login issues.

Any suggestion how to debug this? Where can I find the seadrive-gui.log?

Jonathan · February 3, 2026, 3:35am

Which version of Seafile server do you use? Please post the client log when you meet the error.

daemontus · February 11, 2026, 3:12pm

Hi! Sorry for the late reply. The server version is 11.0.13… Now that I think of it, that’s probably quite old. I’ll try to upgrade it as soon as I can, and hopefully that should help… Thank you for the response.

Seafarer · May 30, 2026, 4:30pm

Hi all, I’m experiencing the same issue with Linux Mint 22.3 Zena, and sadly the CLIENT_SSO_VIA_LOCAL_BROWSER workaround doesn’t help.

Seafile server: 13.0.21
Seafile client: Seafile-x86_64-9.0.18.AppImage

I’m self-hosting seafile, using Authelia and LLDAP to drive user management, authn and authz. This is working without issues across a number of devices. However, from Linux, I’m not able to SSO.

When CLIENT_SSO_VIA_LOCAL_BROWSER = False, the “Single Sign On” button opens an embedded browser that stays like that (white screen).
When CLIENT_SSO_VIA_LOCAL_BROWSER = True, the “Single Sign On” button leads to an external login page in my default browser (Firefox). I can log in without issues, in the browser, but the client doesn’t seem to notice the login success.

Jonathan · June 2, 2026, 3:46am

Could you check applet.log for any error messages during the login?

Seafarer · June 2, 2026, 7:37am

Of course, just re-attempted a new login via the embedded browser and found this (I’ve replaced username and domain):

[06/02/2026 09:32:37 AM]read id from id file (/root/seafile-client/src/seafile-applet.cpp:841)
[06/02/2026 09:32:37 AM]client id is 8a23a4d42a2331ae452e4b1963a6bb75db771043 (/root/seafile-client/src/seafile-applet.cpp:253)
[06/02/2026 09:32:37 AM]starting seaf-daemon:  ("-c", "/home/myuser/.ccnet", "-d", "/home/myuser/Seafile/.seafile-data", "-w", "/home/myuser/Seafile") (/root/seafile-client/src/daemon-mgr.cpp:120)
[06/02/2026 09:32:37 AM]daemon mgr: init => starting (/root/seafile-client/src/daemon-mgr.cpp:213)
[06/02/2026 09:32:37 AM]seafile daemon is now running, checking if the service is ready (/root/seafile-client/src/daemon-mgr.cpp:131)
[06/02/2026 09:32:37 AM]daemon mgr: starting => connecting (/root/seafile-client/src/daemon-mgr.cpp:213)
[06/02/2026 09:32:38 AM][Rpc Client] connected to daemon (/root/seafile-client/src/rpc/rpc-client.cpp:118)
[06/02/2026 09:32:38 AM]seaf daemon is ready (/root/seafile-client/src/daemon-mgr.cpp:142)
[06/02/2026 09:32:38 AM]daemon mgr: connecting => connected (/root/seafile-client/src/daemon-mgr.cpp:213)
[06/02/2026 09:32:38 AM][Rpc Client] connected to daemon (/root/seafile-client/src/rpc/rpc-client.cpp:118)
[06/02/2026 09:32:38 AM]Starting the network status detector (/root/seafile-client/src/network-mgr.cpp:194)
[06/02/2026 09:32:38 AM][AutoUpdateManager] cancel all download tasks (/root/seafile-client/src/filebrowser/auto-update-mgr.cpp:109)
[06/02/2026 09:32:38 AM][AutoUpdateManager] clean file caches db (/root/seafile-client/src/filebrowser/auto-update-mgr.cpp:118)
[06/02/2026 09:32:38 AM][AutoUpdateManager] clean file caches (/root/seafile-client/src/filebrowser/auto-update-mgr.cpp:121)
[06/02/2026 09:32:38 AM][AutoUpdateManager] removing cached files (/root/seafile-client/src/filebrowser/auto-update-mgr.cpp:428)
[06/02/2026 09:32:38 AM]starting applet rpc service (/root/seafile-client/src/rpc/rpc-server.cpp:222)
[06/02/2026 09:32:38 AM]socket file exists, delete it anyway
[06/02/2026 09:32:38 AM]applet rpc service started (/root/seafile-client/src/rpc/rpc-server.cpp:227)
[06/02/2026 09:32:44 AM]ServerStatusService: ignore request for host "drive.mydomain.com" (/root/seafile-client/src/server-status-service.cpp:157)
[06/02/2026 09:32:44 AM]Sandboxing disabled by user. ((null):0)
[06/02/2026 09:32:45 AM]Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token '=' (https://auth.mydomain.com/static/js/index.BrTK6y2i.js:2)

Thanks for your help!

Jonathan · June 3, 2026, 2:43am

The embedded browser wasn’t updated frequently. So it’s likely not compatible with the web page. Could you check the log after login with local browser?

Seafarer · June 3, 2026, 7:54am

It looks like this:


[06/03/2026 09:49:00 AM]ServerStatusService: ignore request for host "drive.mydomain.com" (/root/seafile-client/src/server-status-service.cpp:157)

[06/03/2026 09:49:00 AM]waiting for client sso login (/root/seafile-client/src/ui/login-dialog.cpp:516)

[06/03/2026 09:49:03 AM]ServerStatusService: ignore request for host "drive.mydomain.com" (/root/seafile-client/src/server-status-service.cpp:157)

[06/03/2026 09:49:03 AM]waiting for client sso login (/root/seafile-client/src/ui/login-dialog.cpp:516)

[06/03/2026 09:49:06 AM]ServerStatusService: ignore request for host "drive.mydomain.com" (/root/seafile-client/src/server-status-service.cpp:157)

[06/03/2026 09:49:06 AM]waiting for client sso login (/root/seafile-client/src/ui/login-dialog.cpp:516)

[06/03/2026 09:49:09 AM]ServerStatusService: ignore request for host "drive.mydomain.com" (/root/seafile-client/src/server-status-service.cpp:157)

[06/03/2026 09:49:09 AM]waiting for client sso login (/root/seafile-client/src/ui/login-dialog.cpp:516)

[06/03/2026 09:49:12 AM]ServerStatusService: ignore request for host "drive.mydomain.com" (/root/seafile-client/src/server-status-service.cpp:157)

[06/03/2026 09:49:12 AM]waiting for client sso login (/root/seafile-client/src/ui/login-dialog.cpp:516)

[06/03/2026 09:49:15 AM]ServerStatusService: ignore request for host "drive.mydomain.com" (/root/seafile-client/src/server-status-service.cpp:157)

[06/03/2026 09:49:15 AM]waiting for client sso login (/root/seafile-client/src/ui/login-dialog.cpp:516)

[06/03/2026 09:49:18 AM]ServerStatusService: ignore request for host "drive.mydomain.com" (/root/seafile-client/src/server-status-service.cpp:157)

[06/03/2026 09:49:18 AM]waiting for client sso login (/root/seafile-client/src/ui/login-dialog.cpp:516)

[06/03/2026 09:49:21 AM]ServerStatusService: ignore request for host "drive.mydomain.com" (/root/seafile-client/src/server-status-service.cpp:157)

[06/03/2026 09:49:21 AM]waiting for client sso login (/root/seafile-client/src/ui/login-dialog.cpp:516)

[06/03/2026 09:49:24 AM]ServerStatusService: ignore request for host "drive.mydomain.com" (/root/seafile-client/src/server-status-service.cpp:157)

[06/03/2026 09:49:24 AM]waiting for client sso login (/root/seafile-client/src/ui/login-dialog.cpp:516)

[06/03/2026 09:49:25 AM]ServerStatusService: ignore request for host "drive.mydomain.com" (/root/seafile-client/src/server-status-service.cpp:157)

[06/03/2026 09:49:25 AM]begin sso login via local browser (/root/seafile-client/src/ui/login-dialog.cpp:457)

[06/03/2026 09:49:25 AM]ServerStatusService: ignore request for host "drive.mydomain.com" (/root/seafile-client/src/server-status-service.cpp:157)

[06/03/2026 09:49:25 AM]open sso link in browser: "https://drive.mydomain.com/client-sso/e91d80fa7932450fb1ae77b4e918b21f1f9a3d9b5c4383bea4d16c8c247a/" (/root/seafile-client/src/ui/login-dialog.cpp:477)

[06/03/2026 09:49:28 AM]ServerStatusService: ignore request for host "drive.mydomain.com" (/root/seafile-client/src/server-status-service.cpp:157)

[06/03/2026 09:49:28 AM]waiting for client sso login (/root/seafile-client/src/ui/login-dialog.cpp:516)

[06/03/2026 09:49:31 AM]ServerStatusService: ignore request for host "drive.mydomain.com" (/root/seafile-client/src/server-status-service.cpp:157)

[06/03/2026 09:49:31 AM]waiting for client sso login (/root/seafile-client/src/ui/login-dialog.cpp:516)

[06/03/2026 09:49:34 AM]ServerStatusService: ignore request for host "drive.mydomain.com" (/root/seafile-client/src/server-status-service.cpp:157)

[06/03/2026 09:49:34 AM]waiting for client sso login (/root/seafile-client/src/ui/login-dialog.cpp:516)

Again, the auth succeeds in the browser without issues.