Hi Maudro, On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 08:11:39PM +0200, Mauro Condarelli wrote:
> this question should be beaten to death by now, but I'm unable to find a > solution (shame on me!). > > I have an ubuntu/linux server with attached storage where I installed > BackupPC via apt. > > I used the default "backuppc" unprivileged user. > > I need to backup some remote shares and this works Ok using either smb > or rsync (depending on the O.S. of the remote machine). > > I also need to backup some directories that are on the local machine and > I used 'tar', but this does not work because some parts of the things I > need to backup are not world-readable. How should I set-up things so > backuppc gets enough privileges to read whatever? Either use a special sudo command or just use tar over ssh to backup locally. Bye, Tino. -- „What we resist, persists.” (Zen saying) www.craniosacralzentrum.de www.forteego.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
