[rdiff-backup-users] Running rdiff-backup restores as a different user (w/ shared group permissions on the repository)

I'm running backups in such a way that rdiff-backup --server is being run with uid and gid backup. I want to be able to give users who are allowed to run restores membership in the backup group, and arrange permissions such that this is sufficient to permit operation. I've written a small

Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Running rdiff-backup restores as a different user (w/ shared group permissions on the repository)

On Sun, 23 Jul 2006, Charles Duffy wrote: I'm running backups in such a way that rdiff-backup --server is being run with uid and gid backup. I want to be able to give users who are allowed to run restores membership in the backup group, and arrange permissions such that this is sufficient to