mirror of
https://0xacab.org/liberate/backupninja.git
synced 2024-11-12 13:52:50 +01:00
50 lines
1.6 KiB
Markdown
50 lines
1.6 KiB
Markdown
What should I do when rdiff-backup fails?
|
|
=========================================
|
|
|
|
If rdiff-backup fails, the meta data file may get corrupt. When this
|
|
happens, rdiff-backup will complain loudly every time it is run and
|
|
possibly fail to backup some or all the files.
|
|
|
|
To force rdiff-backup to rebuild the meta data, set this option in
|
|
the `.rdiff` backup action file:
|
|
|
|
options = --force
|
|
|
|
After a rdiff-backup run has been successful you should remove
|
|
this option.
|
|
|
|
How to restrict privileges on the backup server?
|
|
================================================
|
|
|
|
backupninja uses a "push" mechanism, where backups are sent from one
|
|
or several hosts to a centralized backup server.
|
|
|
|
Mount your backup partition with limited execution rights
|
|
---------------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
Edit `/etc/fstab` to mount your partition with limited rights. For example:
|
|
|
|
/home ext3 defaults,nosuid,noexec,nodev 0 2
|
|
|
|
Create a user for each client
|
|
-----------------------------
|
|
|
|
On the backup server, it is important to create a separate user for
|
|
each client.
|
|
|
|
Use a restricted shell and jail users
|
|
-------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
Furthermore, you may use a restricted shell like
|
|
[rssh](http://www.pizzashack.org/rssh/index.shtml) or
|
|
[scponly](http://sublimation.org/scponly/wiki/index.php/Main_Page),
|
|
which also offer the ability to jail connections.
|
|
|
|
On the backup server:
|
|
|
|
$ apt-get install scponly
|
|
$ adduser --disabled-password --home /home/backup/ninja-host1 --shell /usr/bin/scponly ninja-host1
|
|
|
|
You may now use `ninja-host1` user to connect to the
|
|
`/home/backup/ninja-host1` jail.
|