Re: [Bobs-devel] backup over nfs ok, but files not visibles with the php web interface

[Joe Z. <joe...@za...>]

Sylvain MEILARD wrote:

>>Hi,
>>
>>Am Mo, 2004-11-29 um 10.44 schrieb Sylvain MEILARD:
>>    
>>
>>>Hello,
>>>
>>>I'm trying to use bobs to backup 2 folders exported by nfs :
>>>/home/cvsroot and
>>>/home/bugs
>>>
>>>All works great for the first directory, but i can't see files  of the
>>>second
>>>directory with the web interface. I suspect the problem is related to the
>>>files'rights :
>>>Files in /home/bugs have the following rights :
>>>[root@machine-cvs root]# ll /home/bugs
>>>total 21000
>>>-rw-r-----    1 mysql    mysql        8868 jui  4  2003 attachments.frm
>>>-rw-r-----    1 mysql    mysql    20388072 sep 27 11:09 attachments.MYD
>>>-rw-r-----    1 mysql    mysql       10240 sep 27 11:09 attachments.MYI
>>>....
>>>
>>>The backup seem's to be ok :
>>>sylvain@pasteque bobs $ ll /var/bobsdata/current/machine-cvs/bugzilla
>>>total 21000
>>>-rw-r-----  1 76 76     8868 jui  4  2003 attachments.frm
>>>-rw-r-----  1 76 76 20388072 sep 27 11:09 attachments.MYD
>>>-rw-r-----  1 76 76    10240 sep 27 11:09 attachments.MYI
>>>...
>>>
>>>machine-cvs contains directory i want to backup
>>>pasteque is the machine on which bobs is installed.
>>>
>>>Do the backuped files and dir have to be readable by apache to appear in the
>>>web interface ?
>>>      
>>>
>>Yes, backups should be readable by bobs, else you will not be able to
>>view it by bobs, I assume.
>>    
>>
>
>OK, that's what i was thinking, but the files which are backed up don't have
>the right of reading for others. I'm not sure it's a good idea to change the
>rights on thoses files. I was hopping there is a way to use cmdloop to perform
>operations for which apache's rights are not enought. am i wrong ? (yes i'm
>affraid...)
>
>thanks !
>
>sylvain
>
>  
>
But you can still use konqueror to manage the files. You can even split 
the screen with sftp:// or an nfs mount on one side if you want to 
restore files. It's just the restore interface that's innoperative. Any 
ideas on how to fix that without breaking security too badly?

Joe