definitely, definitely reset password and disable auth.

this could be a lot cleaner but at least it works

Author: b-

main.lua

@@ -19,7 +19,19 @@ local T = ffiutil.template
 
 local path = DataStorage:getFullDataDir()
 local plugPath = path .. "/plugins/filebrowser.koplugin/filebrowser"
+local configPath = path .. "/plugins/filebrowser.koplugin/config.json"
+local dbPath = path .. "/plugins/filebrowser.koplugin/filebrowser.db"
 local binPath = plugPath .. "/filebrowser"
+local filebrowserArgs = string.format(
+    "%s %s %s %s ",
+    "-d", dbPath,
+    "-c ", configPath
+)
+local filebrowserCmd = string.format("%s %s %s %s %s ",
+        binPath,
+        "-d", dbPath,
+        "-c ", configPath
+)
 local logPath = plugPath .. "/filebrowser.log"
 local pidFilePath = "/tmp/filebrowser_koreader.pid"
 
@@ -34,12 +46,53 @@ local Filebrowser = WidgetContainer:extend {
 
 function Filebrowser:init()
     self.filebrowser_port = G_reader_settings:readSetting("filebrowser_port") or "80"
-    self.filebrowser_password_hash = G_reader_settings:readSetting("filebrowser_password") or "$2a$10$x9hMP5e/71oPI/KCE9vqj.eUQqciNhFFNDzoC4idO.aNehTPlZJnK" -- admin
+    self.filebrowser_password_hash = G_reader_settings:readSetting("filebrowser_password") or "admin" -- admin
     self.ui.menu:registerToMainMenu(self)
     self:onDispatcherRegisterActions()
 end
 
+-- Wipe configuration and set auth to noauth
+function Filebrowser:config()
+    os.remove(configPath)
+    os.remove(dbPath)
+    local init = string.format("%s %s",
+        filebrowserCmd,
+        "config init"
+    )
+    logger.info("init: " .. init)
+    local status = os.execute(init)
+    
+    local create_user = string.format(
+        "%s %s %s %s %s %s ",
+        filebrowserCmd,
+        "users",
+        "add",
+        "koreader",
+        "koreader",
+        "--perm.admin"
+    )
+    logger.info("create_user: " .. create_user)
+    local status = os.execute(create_user)
+    logger.info("status: " .. status)
+
+    local set_noauth = string.format("%s %s %s %s %s %s %s %s ", binPath, "-d", dbPath, "-c", configPath, "config", "set", "--auth.method=noauth")
+    logger.info("set_noauth: ".. set_noauth)
+    local status = status + os.execute(set_noauth)
+    if status == 0 then
+        logger.info("[Filebrowser] User has been reset to koreader and password has been reset to koreader and auth has been reset to noauth.")
+    else
+        logger.info("[Filebrowser] Failed to reset admin password and auth, status Filebrowser, status: ", status)
+        local info = InfoMessage:new {
+            icon = "notice-warning",
+            text = _("Failed to reset Filebrowser config."),
+        }
+        UIManager:show(info)
+    end
+end
+
+
 function Filebrowser:start()
+    self:config()
     -- Since Filebrowser doesn't start as a deamon by default and has no option to
     -- set a pidfile, we launch it using the start-stop-daemon helper. On Kobo and Kindle,
     -- this command is provided by BusyBox:
@@ -53,27 +106,18 @@ function Filebrowser:start()
     -- background process. On Filebrowser itself, set the root directory,
     -- and a log file.
     local cmd = string.format(
-        "start-stop-daemon -S "
-        .. "-m -p %s " -- %s: pidFilePath
-        .. "-o "
-        .. "-b "
-        .. "-x %s " -- %s: binPath
-        .. "-- " -- filebrowser arguments follow
-        .. "--noauth " -- disable authentication
-        .. "--password %s " -- %s: self.filebrowser_password: set password hash to admin
-        .. "-a 0.0.0.0 " -- ip to bind to (0.0.0.0 means all interfaces)
-        .. "-r %s " -- %s: dataPath
-        .. "-p %s " -- %s: filebrowser_port
-        .. "-l %s " -- %s: logPath
-        .. "-c ./plugins/filebrowser.koplugin/config.json "
-        .. "-d ./plugins/filebrowser.koplugin/filebrowser.db "
-        .. " ", -- end arguments
-        pidFilePath,
-        binPath,
-        self.filebrowser_password,
-        dataPath,
-        self.filebrowser_port,
-        logPath
+        "%s %s %s %s %s %s %s %s %s %s %s %s %s %s %s %s ",
+        "start-stop-daemon -S ",
+        " -m -p ", pidFilePath,
+        " -o ",
+        " -b ",
+        " -x ", binPath,
+        " -- ", -- filebrowser arguments follow
+        filebrowserArgs,
+        " -a 0.0.0.0 ", -- ip to bind to (0.0.0.0 means all interfaces)
+        " -r ", dataPath,
+        " -p ", self.filebrowser_port,
+        " -l ", logPath
     )
 
     -- Make a hole in the Kindle's firewall
@@ -87,14 +131,14 @@ function Filebrowser:start()
             "-m conntrack --ctstate ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT"))
     end
 
-    logger.dbg("[Filebrowser] Launching Filebrowser: ", cmd)
+    logger.info("[Filebrowser] Launching Filebrowser: ", cmd)
 
     local status = os.execute(cmd)
     if status == 0 then
         logger.dbg("[Filebrowser] Filebrowser started. Find Filebrowser logs at ", logPath)
         local info = InfoMessage:new {
             timeout = 2,
-            text = _("Filebrowser started.")
+            text = _("Filebrowser started!")
         }
         UIManager:show(info)
     else
@@ -129,11 +173,19 @@ end
 function Filebrowser:stop()
     -- Use start-stop-daemon -K to stop the process, with --oknodo to exit with
     -- status code 0 if there are no matching processes in the first place.
+    local cmd = string.format(
+        "%s %s %s %s %s ",
+        "start-stop-daemon -K ",
+        " -o -p ", pidFilePath,
+        " -x ", binPath
+    )
     local cmd = string.format(
         "start-stop-daemon -K -o -p %s -x %s",
         pidFilePath,
         binPath
     )
+    local cmd = string.format("cat %s | xargs kill", pidFilePath)
+
 
     logger.dbg("[Filebrowser] Stopping Filebrowser: ", cmd)
 
@@ -167,7 +219,7 @@ function Filebrowser:stop()
             icon = "notice-warning",
             text = _("Failed to stop Filebrowser.")
         })
-    end  
+    end
 end
 
 function Filebrowser:onToggleFilebrowser()