I think you got that error because /data/BackupPC is owned by user apache. It's supposed to be owned by user backuppc. Same goes for any of its subdirectories.
-Rob Yaakov Chaikin 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. 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. 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/
