vaultwarden --version fails with Error loading config regarding sqlite database dir data instead of showing version info #893

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MrUnknownDE · 2026-04-06T00:29:09+02:00

MrUnknownDE commented

2026-04-06 00:29:09 +02:00

Originally created by @gavinbeatty on 10/4/2024

Vaultwarden Support String

Your environment (Generated via diagnostics page)

Vaultwarden version: v1.32.1
Web-vault version: v2024.6.2c
OS/Arch: linux/x86_64
Running within a container: false (Base: Not applicable)
Environment settings overridden: true
Uses a reverse proxy: true
IP Header check: true (X-Real-IP)
Internet access: true
Internet access via a proxy: false
DNS Check: true
Browser/Server Time Check: true
Server/NTP Time Check: true
Domain Configuration Check: true
HTTPS Check: true
Database type: SQLite
Database version: 3.46.1
Clients used:
Reverse proxy and version:
Other relevant information:

Config (Generated via diagnostics page)

Show Running Config

Environment settings which are overridden: DOMAIN, SIGNUPS_ALLOWED, SIGNUPS_VERIFY, SIGNUPS_DOMAINS_WHITELIST, INVITATIONS_ALLOWED, ADMIN_TOKEN, SMTP_HOST, SMTP_SECURITY, SMTP_PORT, SMTP_FROM

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  "_enable_duo": true,
  "_enable_email_2fa": true,
  "_enable_smtp": true,
  "_enable_yubico": true,
  "_icon_service_csp": "",
  "_icon_service_url": "",
  "_ip_header_enabled": true,
  "_max_note_size": 10000,
  "_smtp_img_src": "cid:",
  "admin_ratelimit_max_burst": 3,
  "admin_ratelimit_seconds": 300,
  "admin_session_lifetime": 20,
  "admin_token": "***",
  "allowed_iframe_ancestors": "",
  "attachments_folder": "/var/lib/vaultwarden/attachments",
  "auth_request_purge_schedule": "30 * * * * *",
  "authenticator_disable_time_drift": false,
  "data_folder": "/var/lib/vaultwarden",
  "database_conn_init": "",
  "database_max_conns": 10,
  "database_timeout": 30,
  "database_url": "************************************",
  "db_connection_retries": 15,
  "disable_2fa_remember": false,
  "disable_admin_token": false,
  "disable_icon_download": false,
  "domain": "*****://******************",
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  "domain_set": true,
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  "email_2fa_enforce_on_verified_invite": false,
  "email_attempts_limit": 3,
  "email_change_allowed": true,
  "email_expiration_time": 600,
  "email_token_size": 6,
  "emergency_access_allowed": true,
  "emergency_notification_reminder_schedule": "0 3 * * * *",
  "emergency_request_timeout_schedule": "0 7 * * * *",
  "enable_db_wal": true,
  "enable_websocket": true,
  "enforce_single_org_with_reset_pw_policy": false,
  "event_cleanup_schedule": "0 10 0 * * *",
  "events_days_retain": null,
  "experimental_client_feature_flags": "fido2-vault-credentials",
  "extended_logging": true,
  "helo_name": null,
  "hibp_api_key": null,
  "http_request_block_non_global_ips": true,
  "http_request_block_regex": null,
  "icon_blacklist_non_global_ips": true,
  "icon_blacklist_regex": null,
  "icon_cache_folder": "/var/lib/vaultwarden/icon_cache",
  "icon_cache_negttl": 259200,
  "icon_cache_ttl": 2592000,
  "icon_download_timeout": 10,
  "icon_redirect_code": 302,
  "icon_service": "internal",
  "incomplete_2fa_schedule": "30 * * * * *",
  "incomplete_2fa_time_limit": 3,
  "increase_note_size_limit": false,
  "invitation_expiration_hours": 120,
  "invitation_org_name": "Vaultwarden",
  "invitations_allowed": false,
  "ip_header": "X-Real-IP",
  "job_poll_interval_ms": 30000,
  "log_file": null,
  "log_level": "warn",
  "log_timestamp_format": "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f",
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  "org_creation_users": "",
  "org_events_enabled": false,
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  "push_enabled": false,
  "push_identity_uri": "https://identity.bitwarden.com",
  "push_installation_id": "***",
  "push_installation_key": "***",
  "push_relay_uri": "https://push.bitwarden.com",
  "reload_templates": false,
  "require_device_email": false,
  "rsa_key_filename": "/var/lib/vaultwarden/rsa_key",
  "send_purge_schedule": "0 5 * * * *",
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  "sends_allowed": true,
  "sends_folder": "/var/lib/vaultwarden/sends",
  "show_password_hint": false,
  "signups_allowed": false,
  "signups_domains_whitelist": "***************",
  "signups_verify": true,
  "signups_verify_resend_limit": 6,
  "signups_verify_resend_time": 3600,
  "smtp_accept_invalid_certs": false,
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  "smtp_debug": false,
  "smtp_embed_images": true,
  "smtp_explicit_tls": null,
  "smtp_from": "***************************",
  "smtp_from_name": "Vaultwarden",
  "smtp_host": "*********",
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  "smtp_port": 25,
  "smtp_security": "off",
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  "smtp_timeout": 15,
  "smtp_username": null,
  "templates_folder": "/var/lib/vaultwarden/templates",
  "tmp_folder": "/var/lib/vaultwarden/tmp",
  "trash_auto_delete_days": null,
  "trash_purge_schedule": "0 5 0 * * *",
  "use_sendmail": false,
  "use_syslog": false,
  "user_attachment_limit": null,
  "user_send_limit": null,
  "web_vault_enabled": true,
  "web_vault_folder": "/usr/local/share/webapps/vaultwarden-web",
  "yubico_client_id": null,
  "yubico_secret_key": null,
  "yubico_server": null
}

Vaultwarden Build Version

1.32.1

Deployment method

Manually Extracted from Container Image

Custom deployment method

No response

Reverse Proxy

caddy 2.6.2

Host/Server Operating System

Linux

Operating System Version

Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)

Clients

Web Vault

Client Version

bw_web_v2024.6.2c

Steps To Reproduce

As an ordinary user in an arbitrary directory, run vaultwarden --version on the commandline
Observe output

Expected Result

Output vaultwarden 1.32.1

This used to work: the --version output from the previous version is vaultwarden 1.32.0

Note that --help does output the version string, so there is a workaround to getting this info from cmdline for now:

Vaultwarden 1.32.1
Alternative implementation of the Bitwarden server API written in Rust                                           
USAGE:
    vaultwarden [FLAGS|COMMAND]

FLAGS:
    -h, --help       Prints help information
    -v, --version    Prints the app and web-vault version

COMMAND:
    hash [--preset {bitwarden|owasp}]  Generate an Argon2id PHC ADMIN_TOKEN
    backup                             Create a backup of the SQLite database
                                       You can also send the USR1 signal to trigger a backup

PRESETS:                  m=         t=          p=
    bitwarden (default) 64MiB, 3 Iterations, 4 Threads
    owasp               19MiB, 2 Iterations, 1 Thread

Actual Result

Error loading config:
  SQLite database directory `data` does not exist or is not a directory

Logs

No response

Screenshots or Videos

No response

Additional Context

No response

*Originally created by @gavinbeatty on 10/4/2024* ### Vaultwarden Support String ### Your environment (Generated via diagnostics page) * Vaultwarden version: v1.32.1 * Web-vault version: v2024.6.2c * OS/Arch: linux/x86_64 * Running within a container: false (Base: Not applicable) * Environment settings overridden: true * Uses a reverse proxy: true * IP Header check: true (X-Real-IP) * Internet access: true * Internet access via a proxy: false * DNS Check: true * Browser/Server Time Check: true * Server/NTP Time Check: true * Domain Configuration Check: true * HTTPS Check: true * Database type: SQLite * Database version: 3.46.1 * Clients used: * Reverse proxy and version: * Other relevant information: ### Config (Generated via diagnostics page) <details><summary>Show Running Config</summary> **Environment settings which are overridden:** DOMAIN, SIGNUPS_ALLOWED, SIGNUPS_VERIFY, SIGNUPS_DOMAINS_WHITELIST, INVITATIONS_ALLOWED, ADMIN_TOKEN, SMTP_HOST, SMTP_SECURITY, SMTP_PORT, SMTP_FROM ```json { "_duo_akey": null, "_enable_duo": true, "_enable_email_2fa": true, "_enable_smtp": true, "_enable_yubico": true, "_icon_service_csp": "", "_icon_service_url": "", "_ip_header_enabled": true, "_max_note_size": 10000, "_smtp_img_src": "cid:", "admin_ratelimit_max_burst": 3, "admin_ratelimit_seconds": 300, "admin_session_lifetime": 20, "admin_token": "***", "allowed_iframe_ancestors": "", "attachments_folder": "/var/lib/vaultwarden/attachments", "auth_request_purge_schedule": "30 * * * * *", "authenticator_disable_time_drift": false, "data_folder": "/var/lib/vaultwarden", "database_conn_init": "", "database_max_conns": 10, "database_timeout": 30, "database_url": "************************************", "db_connection_retries": 15, "disable_2fa_remember": false, "disable_admin_token": false, "disable_icon_download": false, "domain": "*****://******************", "domain_origin": "*****://******************", "domain_path": "", "domain_set": true, "duo_context_purge_schedule": "30 * * * * *", "duo_host": null, "duo_ikey": null, "duo_skey": null, "duo_use_iframe": false, "email_2fa_auto_fallback": false, "email_2fa_enforce_on_verified_invite": false, "email_attempts_limit": 3, "email_change_allowed": true, "email_expiration_time": 600, "email_token_size": 6, "emergency_access_allowed": true, "emergency_notification_reminder_schedule": "0 3 * * * *", "emergency_request_timeout_schedule": "0 7 * * * *", "enable_db_wal": true, "enable_websocket": true, "enforce_single_org_with_reset_pw_policy": false, "event_cleanup_schedule": "0 10 0 * * *", "events_days_retain": null, "experimental_client_feature_flags": "fido2-vault-credentials", "extended_logging": true, "helo_name": null, "hibp_api_key": null, "http_request_block_non_global_ips": true, "http_request_block_regex": null, "icon_blacklist_non_global_ips": true, "icon_blacklist_regex": null, "icon_cache_folder": "/var/lib/vaultwarden/icon_cache", "icon_cache_negttl": 259200, "icon_cache_ttl": 2592000, "icon_download_timeout": 10, "icon_redirect_code": 302, "icon_service": "internal", "incomplete_2fa_schedule": "30 * * * * *", "incomplete_2fa_time_limit": 3, "increase_note_size_limit": false, "invitation_expiration_hours": 120, "invitation_org_name": "Vaultwarden", "invitations_allowed": false, "ip_header": "X-Real-IP", "job_poll_interval_ms": 30000, "log_file": null, "log_level": "warn", "log_timestamp_format": "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f", "login_ratelimit_max_burst": 10, "login_ratelimit_seconds": 60, "org_attachment_limit": null, "org_creation_users": "", "org_events_enabled": false, "org_groups_enabled": false, "password_hints_allowed": true, "password_iterations": 600000, "push_enabled": false, "push_identity_uri": "https://identity.bitwarden.com", "push_installation_id": "***", "push_installation_key": "***", "push_relay_uri": "https://push.bitwarden.com", "reload_templates": false, "require_device_email": false, "rsa_key_filename": "/var/lib/vaultwarden/rsa_key", "send_purge_schedule": "0 5 * * * *", "sendmail_command": null, "sends_allowed": true, "sends_folder": "/var/lib/vaultwarden/sends", "show_password_hint": false, "signups_allowed": false, "signups_domains_whitelist": "***************", "signups_verify": true, "signups_verify_resend_limit": 6, "signups_verify_resend_time": 3600, "smtp_accept_invalid_certs": false, "smtp_accept_invalid_hostnames": false, "smtp_auth_mechanism": null, "smtp_debug": false, "smtp_embed_images": true, "smtp_explicit_tls": null, "smtp_from": "***************************", "smtp_from_name": "Vaultwarden", "smtp_host": "*********", "smtp_password": null, "smtp_port": 25, "smtp_security": "off", "smtp_ssl": null, "smtp_timeout": 15, "smtp_username": null, "templates_folder": "/var/lib/vaultwarden/templates", "tmp_folder": "/var/lib/vaultwarden/tmp", "trash_auto_delete_days": null, "trash_purge_schedule": "0 5 0 * * *", "use_sendmail": false, "use_syslog": false, "user_attachment_limit": null, "user_send_limit": null, "web_vault_enabled": true, "web_vault_folder": "/usr/local/share/webapps/vaultwarden-web", "yubico_client_id": null, "yubico_secret_key": null, "yubico_server": null } ``` </details> ### Vaultwarden Build Version 1.32.1 ### Deployment method Manually Extracted from Container Image ### Custom deployment method _No response_ ### Reverse Proxy caddy 2.6.2 ### Host/Server Operating System Linux ### Operating System Version Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) ### Clients Web Vault ### Client Version bw_web_v2024.6.2c ### Steps To Reproduce 1. As an ordinary user in an arbitrary directory, run `vaultwarden --version` on the commandline 2. Observe output ### Expected Result Output `vaultwarden 1.32.1` This used to work: the `--version` output from the previous version is `vaultwarden 1.32.0` Note that `--help` does output the version string, so there is a workaround to getting this info from cmdline for now: ``` Vaultwarden 1.32.1 Alternative implementation of the Bitwarden server API written in Rust USAGE: vaultwarden [FLAGS|COMMAND] FLAGS: -h, --help Prints help information -v, --version Prints the app and web-vault version COMMAND: hash [--preset {bitwarden|owasp}] Generate an Argon2id PHC ADMIN_TOKEN backup Create a backup of the SQLite database You can also send the USR1 signal to trigger a backup PRESETS: m= t= p= bitwarden (default) 64MiB, 3 Iterations, 4 Threads owasp 19MiB, 2 Iterations, 1 Thread ``` ### Actual Result ``` Error loading config: SQLite database directory `data` does not exist or is not a directory ``` ### Logs _No response_ ### Screenshots or Videos _No response_ ### Additional Context _No response_

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Reference: github/vaultwarden#893

vaultwarden --version fails with Error loading config regarding sqlite database dir data instead of showing version info #893

Vaultwarden Support String

Your environment (Generated via diagnostics page)

Config (Generated via diagnostics page)

Vaultwarden Build Version

Deployment method

Custom deployment method

Reverse Proxy

Host/Server Operating System

Operating System Version

Clients

Client Version

Steps To Reproduce

Expected Result

Actual Result

Logs

Screenshots or Videos

Additional Context

`vaultwarden --version` fails with `Error loading config` regarding sqlite database dir `data` instead of showing version info #893