[Borgbackup] impossible to mount encrypted repository (via fuse)

[Thomas Waldmann]

On 10/19/2017 06:44 PM, ldl08 at gmx.net wrote:
> Given your earlier hint ("don't use sudo for the mount operation") this

using root for borg mount and then trying to access that with current
(non-root) user does not work due to fuse. you need the "allow other"
option due to that, see "man fuse".

> seems to suggest that borg backups should not be done as root. Is
> avoiding root rights therefore 'best practice'?

best practice (in general, not just with borg) is not to use root when
you don't need it.

for backups you will need root, if you want to back up files not
readable by the current user.



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