Ubuntu
backuppc package

  1. Bionic (18.04)
  2. Bug #1835929
  3. Comment #3

Comment 3 for bug 1835929

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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote : Re: Web interface fails on ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Reviewing changes between the bionic and eoan versions, I notice they've changed the default access:

backuppc (3.3.2-1) unstable; urgency=low
  * debian/apache.conf:
    + Only grant access from localhost by default (as by default HTTPS is
      not enforced). Mention that in NEWS.Debian.

and access permissions on the cgi-bin directory:

-rules: install --mode=4750 index.cgi debian/backuppc/usr/lib/backuppc/cgi-bin
+rules: install --mode=755 index.cgi debian/backuppc/usr/lib/backuppc/cgi-bin

This may improve the situation a little, although the problem of the cgi script not getting handled as cgi remains. For security conditions, this would need to adhere to ubuntu's policy on enabling cgi-bin on installation.

Updating documentation is a good idea - suggestions would be welcomed.