# Duplicati on Ubuntu - No Backups Without A User Logged In **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [November 27, 2017, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/duplicati-on-ubuntu-no-backups-without-a-user-logged-in/1572 "2017-11-27T20:26:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![JonMikelV](https://forum.duplicati.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/439d5e/32.png) [@JonMikelV](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/JonMikelV)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/duplicati-on-ubuntu-no-backups-without-a-user-logged-in/1572/3 "2017-11-27T21:28:55Z")
Welcome to the Duplicati Forum @lajams! It sounds like you’re running the Duplicati server which should be all that’s needed for backups to occur even if nobody is logged in. The only thing I can think of is that perhaps you somehow have the service only starting at login? Did you run `sudo systemctl enable duplicati.service` as described here? > [@Installing Duplicati on Linux (Ubuntu / LinuxLite)](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/installing-duplicati-on-ubunutu-linux/743/1): > > In this instance I’m using LinuxLite 3.6 for my #howto so your mileage may vary. Disclaimer: This is what worked for me, hopefully it will work for you - if it doesn’t, please let us know so we can update this guide! I strongly suggest glancing through this whole post before starting as there are instructions for both command line AND GUI processes. As with pretty much any Linux app installation you may be prompted (mutliple times) to enter an admin password - so make sure you’ve got one. … --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/duplicati-on-ubuntu-no-backups-without-a-user-logged-in/1572)._