From 5ff515b63dbcd7f1659e6f549f2c8dc1bc81a91d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Asif Bacchus Date: Thu, 7 May 2020 02:39:58 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] --- 2.2-Run-as-root.md | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) create mode 100644 2.2-Run-as-root.md diff --git a/2.2-Run-as-root.md b/2.2-Run-as-root.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dbc5e40 --- /dev/null +++ b/2.2-Run-as-root.md @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +## why this script must be run as root + +This script must be run by the root user and will exit with an error if you try running it otherwise. This is because a default secured setup of borgbackup contains things like the repository private key that are locked out to root user access only. In addition, the root user is guaranteed to have access to all files you might want to backup. \ No newline at end of file