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.. include:: ../global.rst.inc
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.. _non_root_user:
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Backing up using a non-root user
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This section shows how to run borg as a non-root user and still be able to
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backup every file on the system.
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Normally borg is run as the root user to bypass all filesystem permission and
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be able to read all files. But in theory this also allows borg to modify or
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delete files on you system, incase of a bug for example.
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To remove this possible we can run borg as a non-root user and give it readonly
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permissions to all files on the system.
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Using linux capabilities inside a systemd service
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One way to do so, is to use linux `capabilities
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<https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/capabilities.7.html>`_ within a systemd
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service.
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Linux capabilities allow us to give parts of the privileges the root user has to
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a non-root user. This works on a per-thread level and does not give the permission
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to the non-root user as a whole.
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For this we need to run our backup script from a systemd service and use the `AmbientCapabilities
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<https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemd.exec.html#AmbientCapabilities=>`_
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option added in systemd 229.
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A very basic unit file would look like this:
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::
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[Unit]
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Description=Borg Backup
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[Service]
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Type=oneshot
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User=borg
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ExecStart=/usr/local/sbin/backup.sh
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AmbientCapabilities=CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH
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The CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH capability gives borg readonly access to all files and directories on the system.
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This service can then be started manually using ``systemctl start`` or regularly with a systemd timer.
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