Edit the host config, select the Xfer tab and change RsyncClientCmd and RsyncClientRestoreCmd from "-l root" to an existing username. Perhaps create a backuppc user with the appropriate permissions.
On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 17:45, sergio_101 <sergiol...@village-buzz.com>wrote: > i am currently running backuppc on a fedora machine. it backs up > several systems and has been running like a champ for years.. > > what i would like to do is start backing up a new ubuntu machine into > that pool.. > > the only problem i have is that i can't access my ubuntu machine via > rsync with root access (in order to backup /home).. > > i supposed i could activate the 'root' user, but i am not too keen on > that.. > > any ideas? > thanks! > > ___ > peace, > sergio > photographer, journalist, visionary > www.village-buzz.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > -- [EOM]
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