Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Re: rdiff-backup when disk is full (was: Re: Trace when listing backup and not enough permissions)

[Gavin]

This is true and I would not do it on a production server, just my home 
PC and laptop.

Charles Duffy wrote:
> Gavin wrote:
> > Yes but if you do have root on server permissions are set correctly 
> > so the mirror is more useful
> > and rdiff-backup is not needed to view/retrieve the files with 
> > correct owner+permissions.
> Granted -- but I still see the security issues implicit with running 
> rdiff-backup as root on the server as a far greater liability than the 
> benefit of not needing the tool to restore.