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Re: RE Why tar with amanda?

2006-08-22 05:17:01
Subject: Re: RE Why tar with amanda?
From: Cyrille Bollu <Cyrille.Bollu AT fedasil DOT be>
To: Natalia García Nebot <natalia AT sisystem DOT com>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 11:08:57 +0200

No idea.

Maybe someone on the list knows better what this wrapper can do?

Natalia García Nebot <natalia AT sisystem DOT com> a écrit sur 22/08/2006 11:01:21 :

> and is this behavior safe? it wil not produce security holes?
>
> Cyrille Bollu escribió:
> >
> > exactly
> >
> > Natalia García Nebot <natalia AT sisystem DOT com> a écrit sur 22/08/2006
> > 10:57:48 :
> >
> > > then, runtar is a wrapper for gun-tar?
> > >
> > > Cyrille Bollu escribió:
> > > >
> > > > /usr/lib/amanda/runtar
> > > >
> > > > owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org a écrit sur 22/08/2006 10:28:03 :
> > > >
> > > > > Hi! I have one doubt. Amanda use gnu-tar to backup
> > subdirectories and
> > > > > amanda can access to all files and directories in disklist file not
> > > > > being the owner. But gnu-tar hasn't suid bit activated.... then,
> > How
> > > > can
> > > > > amanda access them? which internal mechanism use amanda?
> > >
>
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