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dong backintime (root): WARNING: Not configured

Asked by afrodoc

i keep getting this error message in my logs and backintime does not run. im not sure what it means. i have a configuration in my ~/.config/backintime/. is it trying to run as root?

thanks

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Best Dan (danleweb) said : 		#1

Yes, I is configured as a normal user but it runs as root.
You should configure it as root or just make a symlink from "~/.config/backintime/" to "roo/.config/backintime/".

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afrodoc (arsenovic) said : 		#2

cool. i can do this.
 but how is this supposed to work? if its configured by normal user and run as root?

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afrodoc (arsenovic) said : 		#3

Thanks Dan, that solved my question.

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Krzysztof Dryja (cih997) said : 		#4

I am using Back In Time 1.0.10 (Ubuntu 13.10). I run it as a root (via sudo). All works fine but CRON.

Dan's solution works perfectly but why isn't it done by default? IMO this is very confusing.

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Germar (germar) said : 		#5

That's because you're using 'sudo backintime-gnome'. You should rather use 'gksu backintime-gnome' or 'kdesudo -c backintime-kde4'.

sudo will not change HOME environ which causes your problems:
$ sudo env | grep ^HOME
HOME=/home/germar
$ gksu env | grep ^HOME
HOME=/root

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Krzysztof Dryja (cih997) said : 		#6

That makes perfectly sense. However I installed backintime and in gnome-shell application list (grid) I noticed two icons - Back In Time and Back In Time (root). I use the second one.

I assume that this second icon should run "gksu" command instead of "sudo"? I am not sure if those icons are made by Back In Time installator or by Gnome Shell though.

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Germar (germar) said : 		#7

The icons (or better the corresponding .desktop files) are part of BIT and you're right, 'Back In Time (root)' will use 'gksu'