From f0ce37801bdc3c282a09a4eb31e4a5075e1db389 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dan Helfman Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 20:30:10 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add root vs. non-root to set up guide. --- docs/how-to/set-up-backups.md | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/how-to/set-up-backups.md b/docs/how-to/set-up-backups.md index 98cad8c16..31f20c816 100644 --- a/docs/how-to/set-up-backups.md +++ b/docs/how-to/set-up-backups.md @@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ export PATH="$PATH:~/.local/bin" Note that your pip binary may have a different name than "pip3". Make sure you're using Python 3, as borgmatic does not support Python 2. +### root versus non-root + +These instructions install and run borgmatic as root, because many users want +to backup system files that require privileged access. Therefore borgmatic +needs to run as root to read them. But if you don't need to backup such files, +then you are welcome to install and run borgmatic as a non-root user. + ### Other ways to install Along with the above process, you have several other options for installing