Re: [webmin-l] backup.pl permissions issue Q?

[Jamie C. <jca...@we...>]

Webmin backups are always run as root, and so will any scripts they run. You can run a command as another user with something like the following though :

su otheruser -c "some command"

 - Jamie


"R. Mariotti" <r.m...@fd...> wrote:

>Running Ubuntu Server and latest webmin:
>
>I use the file system backup module to create a tar file into my home 
>directory then execute a shell script (defined as "command to run after 
>backup") to mv that backup out to my NAS device.
>
>The completion of that command always fails with a permissions error.
>
>Is there a way to control or override the username that runs that 
>command?   If I use sudo it requires a password and this job runs at 2AM.
>
>Suggestions please?   Thanks
>
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