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error messages when backup completes

Asked by Peter Jordan

I am using 16.04 LTS 64 bit. When I run my backups I get the following message:-
"Deja Dup cannot backup
/home/me/.cache/dconf
/home/me/.dbus

should these files be backed up.?
If yes how do I correct this situation.

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#1

What are the file protection settings of these files?

ls -lad /home/me/.cache/dconf /home/me/.dbus

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Peter Jordan (barule) said : 		#2

On 08/30/2016 02:42 PM, Manfred Hampl wrote:
> ls -lad/home/me/.cache/dconf/home/me/.dbus
 Hi Manfred. This is the output you requested.

ls -lad /home/austin/.cache/dconf /home/austin/.dbus
drwx------ 2 root root 4096 Jun 18 12:20 /home/austin/.cache/dconf
drwx------ 3 root root 4096 Jun 18 12:20 /home/austin/.dbus

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#3

These files seem to have wrong ownership, root instead of austin (which I assume is the username of the user in question)

Try correcting that with the commands

sudo chown -r austin:austin /home/austin/.cache/dconf /home/austin/.dbus

logoff and logon again, and verify with

sudo find /home/austin ! -user austin -ls

whether there are other files below your home directory with wrong ownership.

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Peter Jordan (barule) said : 		#4

On 08/30/2016 07:47 PM, Manfred Hampl wrote:
> sudo chown -r austin:austin/home/austin/.cache/dconf/home/austin/.dbus
 Hi manfred, the above commands return the following:-

austin@austin-Z97X-Gaming-3:~$ sudo chown -r austin:austin
/home/austin/.cache/dconf /home/austin/.dbus
[sudo] password for austin:
chown: invalid option -- 'r'
Try 'chown --help' for more information.
austin@austin-Z97X-Gaming-3:~$

regards
Peter Jordan

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Best Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#5

Sorry, should have been a capital R

sudo chown -R austin:austin /home/austin/.cache/dconf /home/austin/.dbus

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Peter Jordan (barule) said : 		#6

Pleased to advise this has solved the problem. Thanks for the help Manfred.