(08-10-2020, 08:50 PM)Şerban S. link Wrote: [ -> ][quote author=Moltke link=topic=7591.msg53272#msg53272 date=1597092330]
[...] the problem it's not working as expected when superuser mode;
See all previous posts. I explained there what happens.
As a matter of fact, if you
read all the docs of rsync, you'll understand.
LuckyBackup is only a GUI for rsync. ;)
Good luck! :)
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I saw your posts and they have nothing to do with the issue at hand, it's a known bug see here
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sourc...ug/1887279 and here
https://github.com/linuxmint/linuxmint/issues/277
Yeah, I know what luckybackup is and also know what rsync is. You too. :)
Quote:There is a difference between being a root user and trying to copy a common file and copying a system locked file. You need to issue a special command to unlock the file, which will then conflict with systemd, for one.
That's not what we're talking about here, that could be another topic for a different thread. Thing is, Luckybackup(supersuser) should lauch/start whenever you click on it on the menu but it doesn't, regardless of whether or not it is a good idea to backup the entire system while it's running, which it does just fine by the way, it's been designed with that purpose in mind.
(08-10-2020, 09:16 PM)Moltke link Wrote: [ -> ]I think I've found a solution or at least a "better" workaround; open a terminal and type Code:
pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY luckybackup
Code:
sudo nano /usr/bin/luckybackup-pkexec
![[Image: ksnip-20200810-170955.png]](https://i.postimg.cc/tgRc5qmH/ksnip-20200810-170955.png)
Now, click on menu, search for luckybackup and click on LBSU, a window should pop up for you to type in your password, hit enter and LBSU should start without a problem, at least It did here. :)
Moltke, the procedure I did in post #8 works fine for me, but I did start to do what you mentioned above.
But when I copied pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY luckybackup
and pasted it in the terminal, I got a Warning- Unsafe Paste with the options to quit or paste.
Wasn't sure if I was about to mess something up, so I chose quit.
Did you get any warning when you entered that in the terminal ?
(08-10-2020, 09:47 PM)arky217 link Wrote: [ -> ][quote author=Moltke link=topic=7591.msg53276#msg53276 date=1597094164]
I think I've found a solution or at least a "better" workaround; open a terminal and type Code:
pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY luckybackup
Code:
sudo nano /usr/bin/luckybackup-pkexec
Now, click on menu, search for luckybackup and click on LBSU, a window should pop up for you to type in your password, hit enter and LBSU should start without a problem, at least It did here. :)
Moltke, the procedure I did in post #8 works fine for me, but I did start to do what you mentioned above.
But when I copied pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY luckybackup
and pasted it in the terminal, I got a Warning- Unsafe Paste with the options to quit or paste.
Wasn't sure if I was about to mess something up, so I chose quit.
Did you get any warning when you entered that in the terminal ?
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No, I didn't get any but I didn't use xfce4-terminal but konsole and I do know xfce4-terminal does that, so it's safe to paste the command, however, if it makes you feel a bit safer, copy/paste to a text editor first then copy from that one and paste it to the terminal, it shouldn't trigger any warnings now. It does that cause you're copying/pasting something from a web page.
(08-10-2020, 09:53 PM)Moltke link Wrote: [ -> ][quote author=arky217 link=topic=7591.msg53280#msg53280 date=1597096075]
[quote author=Moltke link=topic=7591.msg53276#msg53276 date=1597094164]
I think I've found a solution or at least a "better" workaround; open a terminal and type Code:
pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY luckybackup
Code:
sudo nano /usr/bin/luckybackup-pkexec
Now, click on menu, search for luckybackup and click on LBSU, a window should pop up for you to type in your password, hit enter and LBSU should start without a problem, at least It did here. :)
Moltke, the procedure I did in post #8 works fine for me, but I did start to do what you mentioned above.
But when I copied pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY luckybackup
and pasted it in the terminal, I got a Warning- Unsafe Paste with the options to quit or paste.
Wasn't sure if I was about to mess something up, so I chose quit.
Did you get any warning when you entered that in the terminal ?
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No, I didn't get any but I didn't use xfce4-terminal but konsole and I do know xfce4-terminal does that, so it's safe to paste the command, however, if it makes you feel a bit safer, copy/paste to a text editor first then copy from that one and paste it to the terminal, it shouldn't trigger any warnings now. It does that cause you're copying/pasting something from a web page.
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Ok, I did as you said above and put the original command (/usr/bin/luckybackup-pkexec) back in and
unchecked the 'Run in terminal' box and yes, it starts and runs ok now without having to use the terminal.
Thank you very much.
(08-10-2020, 09:00 PM)arky217 link Wrote: [ -> ]Thank you firenice03 for that link.
I edited the command in Luckybackup (superuser) and put in sudo -H luckybackup
Then I checked the box 'Run in terminal'.
Now when I click on the Luckybackup (superuser) icon, the terminal opens,
I enter my sudo password and LuckyBackup starts.
I created a task and backed up my Documents folder to the external drive, works fine.
Of course, I have to mount the external drive first or Luckybackup won't see it.
Quote:Ok, I did as you said above and put the original command (/usr/bin/luckybackup-pkexec) back in and
unchecked the 'Run in terminal' box and yes, it starts and runs ok now without having to use the terminal.
Thank you very much.
[member=9005]arky217[/member]
Good to hear you have a couple workarounds and something suitable that works for you :)
[member=7109]Moltke[/member]
Thanks for some additional googling ;) .... gotta +1 ya 8)
I haven't used Lucky Backup, and didn't want to go too far down the rabbit hole this for that :o
(08-10-2020, 09:53 PM)Moltke link Wrote: [ -> ][...] It does that cause you're copying/pasting something from a web page.
Moltke, thanks for the tip!
I always use text files for this kind of tasks, but who knows, this might prove invaluable info at some point! :)
Some editors copy the code (HTML, XML) instead of the rendered output (I saw that many times) so it's important to be aware of that! :)
Regards! :)