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Fix systemd units not running as root
fhausmann Nov 26, 2024
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Add user flag for decision
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions defaults/main.yml
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Expand Up @@ -54,4 +54,5 @@ borg_user: "root"
borg_group: "root"
backup_user_info:
home: "/home/{{ borg_user }}"
borgmatic_run_as_root: false
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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions meta/argument_specs.yml
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Expand Up @@ -232,3 +232,7 @@ argument_specs:
type: str
required: false
description: Comment added to the SSH public key.
borgmatic_run_as_root:
type: bool
required: false
description: If the variable is set, systemd will run borgmatic using sudo.
2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion templates/borgmatic.service.j2
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Expand Up @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ConditionACPower=true
[Service]
Type=oneshot
User={{ borg_user }}
ExecStart=borgmatic -c /etc/borgmatic/{{ borgmatic_config_name }} {{ borgmatic_timer_flags }}
ExecStart={{ 'sudo ' if borgmatic_run_as_root}}borgmatic -c /etc/borgmatic/{{ borgmatic_config_name }} {{ borgmatic_timer_flags }}

# Source: https://projects.torsion.org/borgmatic-collective/borgmatic/raw/branch/master/sample/systemd/borgmatic.service
# Security settings for systemd running as root, optional but recommended to improve security. You
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