Re: BackupPC V4.4.0-3 won't start after restore

Exactly what I did. Worked without any issues.

Paul

On 18/03/2026 17:46, Falko Trojahn via BackupPC-users wrote:
> Hello Matthias,
>
> Matthias--- via BackupPC-users schrieb am 09.03.26 um 18:48:
>> chown -R backuppc:backuppc /var/log/backuppc was the missing link😅️
>>
>> Sorry for asking a few minutes too early.
> I'm a bit late, but ... next time: for experienced users
> it should be possible, too, to just change the uid/gid
> of the backuppc user in the new system's /etc/passwd and /etc/group
> files.
> Then the chown is just needed for the config files in e.g. 
> /etc/backuppc. AFAIR I did it like this some time ago.
>
> Since, for large volumes of the backuppc pool, the chown could take
> some time. And it is not always a good idea to touch all the files in 
> the pool.
>
> F.
>
>
>
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