LuckyBackup not working in LL50

[Moltke]

[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.  

[Moltke]

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.

[Moltke]

[member=9005]arky217[/member] have you seen this? https://sourceforge.net/p/luckybackup/di...it=25#6c31 Haven't tried it yet but LB developer OKes it.

[arky217]

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

a window should pop up for you to type in your password and LBSU  should launch/start and if it does, open a terminal and type

Code:

sudo nano /usr/bin/luckybackup-pkexec

comment the lines in the file, copy/paste the pkexec command above, hit Ctrl + o to save changes and then Ctrl + x to close nano.



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 ?

[Moltke]

[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

a window should pop up for you to type in your password and LBSU  should launch/start and if it does, open a terminal and type

Code:

sudo nano /usr/bin/luckybackup-pkexec

comment the lines in the file, copy/paste the pkexec command above, hit Ctrl + o to save changes and then Ctrl + x to close nano.



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. 

[arky217]

[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

a window should pop up for you to type in your password and LBSU  should launch/start and if it does, open a terminal and type

Code:

sudo nano /usr/bin/luckybackup-pkexec

comment the lines in the file, copy/paste the pkexec command above, hit Ctrl + o to save changes and then Ctrl + x to close nano.



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 ?
[/quote]

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.
[/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.

[firenice03]

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.

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

[Şerban S.]

[...] 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!