-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 MasterBrian wrote: > This is the point. Please consider *ipotetically* that bacula-fd win32 > had a pontential bug. Some maliciuous user, able to contact the fd can > in some way, access all files on the machine. > This is the why we are considering changing to use a different user to > make backups. > Same for linux, *nix or whatever else. Running a service, also if it is > hardened, with root/administrator privileges *COULD* be dangerous. > > Expecially in backup environment, that can access so many files, some of > them are vital for the system. We are not backing up only data, but also > pieces of system. > > Btw, I understain that you support only fd that runs with root > privileges, and I like you understain why sometimes this is not possibile. > > Thank you for you support, I appreciate it very much, really :)
Brian, Consider, however, that it will be very difficult to obtain a decent copy of your files if you don't have access to read all of them. Few users have access to back up absolutely everything without having admin access. On a UNIX system without special permissions like Solaris 10 or SELinux contain, root is essentially the only way to copy everything. Now if you only need to backup files owned by one user or group, that is easily handled by making sure Bacula has permissions to all of your files. - -- ---- _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ |Y#| | | |\/| | \ |\ | | |Ryan Novosielski - Systems Programmer III |$&| |__| | | |__/ | \| _| |[EMAIL PROTECTED] - 973/972.0922 (2-0922) \__/ Univ. of Med. and Dent.|IST/AST - NJMS Medical Science Bldg - C630 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGH+yymb+gadEcsb4RAoQ+AKDODEdpei9x8vW4f+QfBPsy6iuXzgCgwx/H MddzMkeorLxrFb6ihaElZZI= =Asbp -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
