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[Kenneth Loafman <kenneth@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 6:25 PM, David Arnstein <
question195460@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> New question #195460 on Duplicity:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/duplicity/+question/195460
>
> This is either a new problem in Ubuntu 12.04, or an improvement in error
> handling in U. 12.04.
>
> I launch "Backup" from the Ubuntu "Settings" panel. I perform a backup to
> an external USB drive. The backup job is mostly successful, however a
> pop-up box appears at the end of the backup job. It informs me that several
> files were not backed up. These files are all in directory /boot, and they
> look important.
>
> I can think of two work-arounds:
> 1. Launch "Backup" with higher permissions.
> 2. Manually change the permissions of the problematic files in /boot.
>
> I would prefer not to try work-around 2. The problematic files include
> files related to the latest version of Linux. I am inclined to believe that
> the Ubuntu installer "knew what it was doing" when it set the permissions
> on these files.
>
> Any suggestions? Is this a bug that I should file against Ubuntu 12.04?


No, it's not a bug.  You'll need higher permissions if you plan to do a
full system backup, root permissions, or run the backup as root.

...Ken