Ente CLI password not working
Hello again! I have nearly got my ente photos selfhost up and running, but for some reason when I try ente account add, the password does not work. The password is the same as you use to log in on the website, right? Does anyone have an idea as to what I could be missing? Thanks in advance
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To add an existing account using the Ente CLI, use the command
ente account add. This will prompt you for your authentication details and export directory. Your account should be added after successful authentication. See more at https://ente.io/help/self-hosting/administration/cli#step-3-add-an-account.
If you are having trouble authenticating, you can try logging in using the command ente account login. This will prompt for your email and password, then store your session securely, as mentioned at https://ente.io/help/photos/features/utilities/cli#authentication.
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'2025/11/04 22:23:44 failed to verify status 401 with err:' is the error message exactly
I even changed the password to make 100% sure I was typing it in correctly and double checked it with the web app and mobile app, which it works for
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but it does not work in CLI
If I run it with administrator command prompt it gives a 429 too many unverified sessions error
as it turns out, cli isn't recognising my compose.yaml file! so I will need to figure out why
update: I switched to my linux mint install and tried to repeat the same steps and it worked! will leave ticket open however in case someone can help fix the issue on windows
(for future users with this problem)