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

[Charles Duffy]

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.