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On 11/13/11 13:03, Grant wrote: |
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>Then I could have the backup server pull |
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> that copy from each system without giving it root access to each |
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> system. Can I somehow have the correct ownerships for the backup |
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> saved in a separate file for use during a restore? |
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If you're intent on making a two-stage pull work; you can do it by |
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creating a 'backups' user on your servers, and then using filesystem |
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ACLs to grant backups+r to every file/directory you want to back up. |
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That way, an attacker on the backup server can't decide to peruse the |
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rest of your stuff. |
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The easiest method, though, is to just add a third stage. Either move |
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the backups on the backup server to another directory after the backup |
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job completes, or sync/burn/whatever them off-site. In this case the |
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backup server can't access anything you don't give it, and the |
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individual servers can't trash their backed-up data. |
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