In response to Jaime Ventura <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi Bill, > thank you for your reply. > I know that if install the windows client using default options, it > will run as a service using the "system" user. > Since bacula-fd is running using the "system" user, it will be able > to access every file on the pc, rigth? > I need to limit the bacula-fd to access to just a few files ( the > ones I need to backup). The thing is, the pc user (AAA in my previous > email) have personal information on it and he doesn't want bacula to > able to access it. > So I thought of running bacula-fd as a BBB user having permissions > to access only files I need to backup. That way, bacula-fd doesnt have > access to all files on the system, but just the ones I need to backup. > This should work just fine. > But, having bacula-fd running as BBB user, it wont have permissions > to put the icon tray on the AAA systemTray when he is logged in. > I could solve this problem if bacula had a "bacula-monitor" for > windows, which it does not. > So, i don't really know how to solve this :( > Once again, thanks
I have a feeling that you're on the wrong road for the wrong reasons. First, you need to clearly establish the status of those files: 1) Are they important data? 2) Are they confidential data? If the answer to #1 is "yes", then you need to back them up. It sounds to me that the answer to #2 is "yes" and you're using that as a reason _not_ to back the data up, which is a _VERY_ bad idea. I could go on and on about foolish assumptions such as the assumption that your Windows client is more secure than the Bacula server ... However, I'll cut to the chase: 1) If the data is just "personal", then simply exclude those files from the backup fileset using a wildcard if necessary. 2) If the data is "confidential", then you're putting the cart before the horse by trying to teach bacula not to back it up. Instead, use some sort of file-level encryption, such as one of pgp's tools. Then, you can even back up the encrypted files if it makes sense to do so, without sacrificing their confidentiality. The approach you're taking is like trying to fix a flat tire by changing the spark plugs. -- Bill Moran Collaborative Fusion Inc. IMPORTANT: This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If the reader of this message is not an intended recipient (or the individual responsible for the delivery of this message to an intended recipient), please be advised that any re-use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is prohibited. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
