Re: root and xfsdump.

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Re: root and xfsdump.

To:	Johan Bengtsson <johanb@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject:	Re: root and xfsdump.
From:	Steve Lord <lord@xxxxxxx>
Date:	Thu, 19 Jul 2001 11:26:14 -0500
Cc:	linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to:	Message from Johan Bengtsson <johanb@xxxxxxxxxx> of "Thu, 19 Jul 2001 18:17:59 +0200." <15191.2103.377219.94936@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sender:	owner-linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx

> 
> Hi,
> I noticed that xfsdump insist on being run only by root. 
> Would things break if it was run by a normal user, given that this
> user can read the disk device?
> 
>      / Johan


xfsdump writes an inventory file out to /var/xfsdump/inventory/ this
would fail if you were not root - unless you opened up permissions in
there. There is a -J option which may surpress writing to this directory,
I only read the man page, not the code.

Steve

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