On 25/07/2006 04:25, Vincent Fleuranceau wrote: > 2006/7/25, Arlequín <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> I su to BackupPC user (backuppc) and launched the command: >> >> /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_compressPool -t -r >> >> but I am getting the following permission errors: >> >> mkdir /var/lib/backuppc/cpool/4: Permission denied at >> /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_compr >> essPool line 153 > > (...) > >> I don't want to run that command as root because the documentation says >> I have to run it as backuppc user. > > Try this: > > sudo -u backuppc /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_compressPool -t -r > > -- Vincent > Vincent,
Actually doing it using sudo causes the same effect... permission denied. Perhaps I must change the permission on the directory cpool This is what I have: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/lib/backuppc/cpool# ls -la total 0 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 6 2006-07-12 10:10 . drwxr-x--- 7 backuppc backuppc 80 2006-07-21 15:28 .. -- Arlequín _o) amahoro_AT_adinet_DOT_com_DOT_uy / \\ http://counter.li.org/ _(___V Linux Registered User #207262 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/