On Thursday 12 November 2009 15:07:30 Jeffrey J. Kosowsky wrote:
> Just about all of the command line BackupPC commands need to be run as
> user 'backuppc'. However, as you noticed, 'backuppc' is not set up as
> a login account.

Note: "backuppc" has shell /bin/sh by default in the Debian/Ubuntu packages.  
Which is by far the easiest way to setup and use BackupPC.  apt-get install, 
login via browser.

Regards,
Tyler

-- 
"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion,
butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance
accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give
orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem,
pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently,
die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
   -- Lazarus Long, "Time Enough for Love", by Robert A. Heinlein

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