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Backup (pkgacct) as non-root user

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    Hello there.

    I'm able to manually administrate my backups using /scripts/pkgacct, however, I'd like to use a non-root user to do this without the need to sudo.

    Is there a group or permission I can assign to my "newuser" to allow the use of "/scripts/pkgacct" ?

    Thanks!
     
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    The pkgacct script requires root access due to the privileges required to generate a backup of the account. Documentation on this script is available at:

    Pkgacct script

    One workaround is to utilize an API function, however note that no comparable functions with cPanel API 2 or UAPI match the functionality in the Fileman::fullbackup cPanel API 1 function:

    cPanel API 1 Functions - Fileman::FullBackup

    There's a user-submitted workaround that's discussed on the following thread:

    Backing up accounts (hacky way)

    While cPanel API 1 is deprecated, there are no plans to remove this API call until a comparable UAPI call is implemented. I encourage you to vote and add feedback to this feature request:

    Ability to create a full backup in cPanel API 2

    Thank you.
     
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