Sudo backups break later user access via root-owned cache
Running restic backup with sudo leaves root-owned cache files that break later non-root snapshot listings
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
7 public reports · first reported 18 May 2026 · last reported 5 June 2026
What's going wrong
After someone runs a backup with elevated rights once, a normal user can no longer list snapshots.
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