Debian does it by making index.cgi setuid backuppc.  Now that's a binary and 
not a script, and I don't know if that's the standard BackupPC or if the Debian 
maintainer has written a setuid wrapper.

Another way to do it is to set up a separate virtual host for BackupPC and use 
suexec to run the entire virtual host as the backuppc user.  I use this a lot 
on my webservers.

<VirtualHost *:80>
     ServerName backuppc.sampledomain.net

     SuexecUserGroup backuppc backuppc

...

</VirtualHost>

suexec is an Apache module, so you have to install/enable it first.


On 05/15/2014 02:52 AM, 李欣 wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to install and configure BackupPC on a CentOS 6.3 server by 
> following this link:
>
> http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/BackupPC
>
> In Configure Apache section,
> it says I have to change User *apache *to User *backupPC*.
>
> Do I have to set User to backupPC?
> Is there any way to get around it?
>
> I am trying to backup a local website server,
> and it has to run the website by User apache.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> LI Xin
>
>
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