Excellent. I was successful with the su -s technique (thanks, Mr. Barratt), and then edited /etc/passwd (thanks, Mr. Real).
Now, the backuppc entry is: backuppc:x:101:407:added by portage for backuppc: \ /var/lib/backuppc:/bin/bash ...which allows standard logins with a simple "su backuppc" command, albeit without a password. Should I give backuppc a passwd or will that break something else? Should I even care about unrestricted access to the backuppc user? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/