On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 6:25 PM, David Arnstein < [email protected]> wrote:
> New question #195460 on Duplicity: > https://answers.launchpad.net/duplicity/+question/195460 > > This is either a new problem in Ubuntu 12.04, or an improvement in error > handling in U. 12.04. > > I launch "Backup" from the Ubuntu "Settings" panel. I perform a backup to > an external USB drive. The backup job is mostly successful, however a > pop-up box appears at the end of the backup job. It informs me that several > files were not backed up. These files are all in directory /boot, and they > look important. > > I can think of two work-arounds: > 1. Launch "Backup" with higher permissions. > 2. Manually change the permissions of the problematic files in /boot. > > I would prefer not to try work-around 2. The problematic files include > files related to the latest version of Linux. I am inclined to believe that > the Ubuntu installer "knew what it was doing" when it set the permissions > on these files. > > Any suggestions? Is this a bug that I should file against Ubuntu 12.04? No, it's not a bug. You'll need higher permissions if you plan to do a full system backup, root permissions, or run the backup as root. ...Ken
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