# Duplicati trials & tribulations

**URL:** <https://forum.duplicati.com/t/duplicati-trials-tribulations/11284>\
**Category:** Installation\
**Created:** [December 6, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/duplicati-trials-tribulations/11284 "2020-12-06T19:08:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/duplicati-trials-tribulations/11284/3 "2020-12-07T20:48:45Z")

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> [@Newmikey](#):
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> repackaging almost caused me to give up on what turns out to be really solid software.

Arch packagers helped security and hurt usability by running user=duplicati group=duplicati.  
Maybe that’s what you saw. It cuts risk if web server gets hacked, but denies lots of access.

[File access permissions home directory](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/file-access-permissions-home-directory/9108)  
[No Access to files/directories](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/no-access-to-files-directories/8936)  
[File access rights problem](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/file-access-rights-problem/7619)  
[Installing Duplicati on Linux (Arch / Manjaro)](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/installing-duplicati-on-linux-arch-manjaro/5529)

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