Only the bacula file daemon should be run as root ... which is quite logical otherwise some files could not be read (permission denied)
Mathew Brown wrote: > Hi, > I'm currently trying to set up bacula. However, considering the > numerous components (FD, SD, Tape, Dir, console, DB), I'm running > into lots of permission-related problems. For example, I was able to > save perform backups (after struggling with permissions after trying > to run as the user bacula and then reverting back to root), but when > I came to perform a recovery, the SD complained of a permission > problem. When looking at the SD, I found that it runs as the user > bacula while the FD and Dir run as root). Changing the permission of > /var/bacula to make the bacula user the owner resolved these > problems. However, it there a more standard way of allowing the > various daemons run as non-root users (to create a secure setup)? If > so, could someone kindly highlight them? Thanks for your help. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
