Re: [BackupPC-users] can run su backuppc user

[Tyler J. W. <ty...@to...>]

On 2012-12-11 16:12, Tyler J. Wagner wrote:
> On 2012-12-11 13:57, Michael Stowe wrote:
>> Let's stop right there -- you either know the backuppc password, or you
>> don't.
> 
> I bet one donut that he knows the "backuppc" HTTPauth password, not the
> system user password.
Sorry, that came out less pleasant than I intended. The next step is to
reset the backuppc system user password and login that way:

sudo su passwd backuppc
(enter your sudo password)
(enter the backuppc user password twice)

Now try to login:

su - backuppc

Regards,
Tyler

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