I think I found my problem.
I added the following to my rsyncd.conf file
uid = root
I am not getting permission denied errors any longer.
On 8/2/07, Barry Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I am trying to back up a debian system from a ubuntu 7.04 system with
> Backuppc 3.0.
>
> I have created the group admin -system and added backuppc to this group.
> /etc/rsyncd.conf lists backuppc as the auth user
> visudo shows admin group to have ALL
>
> # User privilege specification
> root ALL=(ALL) ALL
>
> # Members of the admin group may gain root privileges
> %admin ALL=(ALL) ALL
>
>
> rsyncd.log shows the following and this is just a snippit.
>
> 2007/08/02 07:32:37 [17758] rsync: opendir "/var/spool/postfix/bounce" (in
> root) failed: Permission denied (13)
> 2007/08/02 07:32:37 [17758] rsync: opendir "/var/spool/mqueue-client" (in
> root) failed: Permission denied (13)
> 2007/08/02 07:32:37 [17758] rsync: opendir "/var/webmin" (in root) failed:
> Permission denied (13)
> 2007/08/02 07:32:37 [17758] rsync: opendir "/root/.ssh" (in root) failed:
> Permission denied (13)
> 2007/08/02 07:32:37 [17758] rsync: opendir "/root/.aptitude" (in root)
> failed: Permission denied (13)
> 2007/08/02 07:32:37 [17758] rsync: opendir "/root/Mail" (in root) failed:
> Permission denied (13)
>
> What am I missing and why am I getting permission denied on so many files?
>
>
>
>
> Take a moment to pray for our troops.
> http://prayercentral.net/baghdad/today
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>
> Hosea 4:6
> my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.
>
> Galatians 5:1
> It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.
>
> Romans 10:9
> That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in
> your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
>
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Hosea 4:6
my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.
Galatians 5:1
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.
Romans 10:9
That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in
your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
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