Steve writes: > Since this is a local machine I don't need ssh so I set my TarClientCmd > to "$tarPath -c -v -f - -C $shareName+ --totals". This worked OK but > some directories were not backed up because the user, backuppc, doesn't > have root privileges. Next I set up sudo to allow backuppc to run tar > as root. I su'd to backuppc to test and it worked fine. My new > TarClientCmd is "sudo $tarPath -c -v -f - -C $shareName+ --totals". > > The problem is that when backuppc runs a backup at the schedules time, > I get this error: > > Exec failed for sudo /bin/tar -c -v -f - -C / --totals > --newer=2008-07-27\ 17:56:09 .
You have to use a full path for sudo. BackupPC doesn't use a shell to execute commands (to reduce potential security holes), so you need a full path to the executable. Craig ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
