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Subject: Re: [pbs-devel] possible problem in get_user_run_dir()
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On 06/05/2021 09:29, Dietmar Maurer wrote:
>> Yes, already had an off-list discussion with Fabian about this, the
>> problem here is that /run/proxmox-backup might not exist when this is
>> run, but only root can create it
> 
> Why do you want to use that directory at all? This is meant
> for proxmox-backup server status, not for arbitrary user dada?
> 

It's used here for the VM map for single file restore, so temporary 
data, just scoped per user.