On Mon, May 19, 2003 at 02:03:58PM -0400, Joshua Baker-LePain wrote:
> On Mon, 19 May 2003 at 7:48pm, Mats Blomstrand wrote
> 
> > For every directory i list i get this when running 'amcheck'
> > 
> > ERROR: bergelmer.thn.htu.se: [could not access /home/blom/05 \
> > (/home/blom/05): Permission denied]
> 
> When you run amdump, amanda runs tar via the setuid root 'runtar' wrapper.  
> During amcheck, all processes are run as the amanda user.  So, if the 
> amanda user can't cd into /home/blom, you'll get those erros.  The backup 
> will probably still work...


amcheck is setuid root also -- at least on my system.
Does it change its euid to check access?

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