I set up the BackupPC to run at 3am last night. Here are the logs that it produced... Basically, looks like the same problem. I don't get it. Anyone?
************************************************* 2007-07-18 03:00:00 Reading hosts file 2007-07-18 03:00:00 Running 2 BackupPC_nightly jobs from 0..15 (out of 0..15) 2007-07-18 03:00:00 Running BackupPC_nightly -m 0 127 (pid=30849) 2007-07-18 03:00:00 Running BackupPC_nightly 128 255 (pid=30850) 2007-07-18 03:00:00 Next wakeup is 2007-07-19 03:00:00 2007-07-18 03:00:00 tbiqdev: mkdir /data/BackupPC: Permission denied at //usr/share/BackupPC/bin/BackupPC_dump line 193 2007-07-18 03:00:01 Finished admin1 (BackupPC_nightly 128 255) 2007-07-18 03:00:01 BackupPC_nightly now running BackupPC_sendEmail 2007-07-18 03:00:01 admin : Can't read /data/BackupPC/pc: Permission denied at //usr/share/BackupPC/bin/BackupPC_sendEmail line 165. 2007-07-18 03:00:01 Finished admin (BackupPC_nightly -m 0 127) 2007-07-18 03:00:01 Pool nightly clean removed 0 files of size 0.00GB 2007-07-18 03:00:01 Pool is 0.00GB, 0 files (0 repeated, 0 max chain, 0 max links), 0 directories 2007-07-18 03:00:01 Cpool nightly clean removed 0 files of size 0.00GB 2007-07-18 03:00:01 Cpool is 0.00GB, 0 files (0 repeated, 0 max chain, 0 max links), 0 directories /bin/df: `/data/BackupPC': Permission denied /bin/df: no file systems processed /bin/df: `/data/BackupPC': Permission denied /bin/df: no file systems processed /bin/df: `/data/BackupPC': Permission denied /bin/df: no file systems processed /bin/df: `/data/BackupPC': Permission denied /bin/df: no file systems processed /bin/df: `/data/BackupPC': Permission denied /bin/df: no file systems processed /bin/df: `/data/BackupPC': Permission denied /bin/df: no file systems processed /bin/df: `/data/BackupPC': Permission denied /bin/df: no file systems processed /bin/df: `/data/BackupPC': Permission denied /bin/df: no file systems processed /bin/df: `/data/BackupPC': Permission denied /bin/df: no file systems processed ************** *************************************************************** On 7/18/07, Yaakov Chaikin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > With all these side (albeit important) security issues, I never got an > answer to my question. Why am I am getting a Permission Denied error > and what am I doing wrong? > > Thanks, > Yaakov. > > On 7/18/07, Rob Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I believe you can look in the XferLog in the web interface to see the > > command that BackupPC attempted to run. > > > > I know a bit about ssh and security, but I'm relatively new to > > BackupPC. I've only been using it about 2 weeks. > > > > -Rob > > > > Yaakov Chaikin wrote: > > > I am not really sure how to set this up. Does BackupPC start its own > > > process with whatever user I specify in config.pl? If so, then I can > > > see how this can be done, i.e., by simply specifying 'backuppc' as the > > > user in config.pl (I think there is a place in there to do this, > > > right? I don't have that file in front of me at the moment.) However, > > > if BackupPC does not start its own process under the specified in > > > config.pl user, then I am not sure how to set this up. > > > > > > Any help? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Yaakov. > > > > > > On 7/18/07, Rob Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> You want /data/BackupPC to be owned by user "backuppc". You shouldn't > > >> be allowing user "apache" to do anything besides run the webserver. > > >> User "apache" should not be allowed to log in as root. User "backuppc" > > >> should be allowed to log into the host machines as root (assuming you're > > >> using rsync as your transport). > > >> > > >> -Rob > > >> > > >> Yaakov Chaikin wrote: > > >> > Hi, > > >> > > > >> > I am running BackupPC 3.0 and having trouble getting it to back up. So > > >> > far, I am just running a test back up on the machine that hosts the > > >> > BackupPC. > > >> > > > >> > Here is the error log that I am getting when I click "Start Full > > >> Backup": > > >> > ************************************** > > >> > 2007-07-17 22:26:26 User yaakov requested backup of tbiqdev (tbiqdev) > > >> > 2007-07-17 22:26:26 tbiqdev: mkdir /data/BackupPC: Permission denied > > >> > at //usr/share/BackupPC/bin/BackupPC_dump line 193 > > >> > ************************************** > > >> > > > >> > The /data/BackupPC is directory where I specified I wanted the backups > > >> > to be stored. It's owned by the apache user since this is the user > > >> > that runs the 'httpd' server. > > >> > > > >> > What am I doing wrong? > > >> > > > >> > Thanks, > > >> > Yaakov. > > >> > > > >> > P.S. I followed the instructions and set up ssh key sharing. So, now > > >> > the user apache can log in as root without providing a password. I > > >> > don't know if this has anything to do with that since the client and > > >> > server is the same machine, but I figured I'd mention it. > > >> > > > >> > > > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> > > >> > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > > >> > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > > >> > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > > >> > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > > >> > _______________________________________________ > > >> > BackupPC-users mailing list > > >> > [email protected] > > >> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > > >> > http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ > > >> > > > >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. 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