scripts/backup/files/backup_files.sh

@@ -78,13 +78,6 @@ backupFilesCapture()
         mkdir -p "$stage"
         # Read in the container's namespace, write the plain tree to staging.
         if docker exec "$container" tar -C "$cpath" -cf - . 2>/dev/null | tar -xf - -C "$stage" 2>/dev/null; then
-            # The capture preserves the app's ownership (e.g. www-data, 0640),
-            # which the backup user still couldn't read. Hand the staging tree to
-            # the backup user so restic can read it; modes are unchanged, so the
-            # owner can now read everything. Real ownership is reapplied from the
-            # descriptor on restore.
-            chown -R "$docker_install_user":"$docker_install_user" "$stage" 2>/dev/null \
-                || sudo chown -R "$docker_install_user":"$docker_install_user" "$stage" 2>/dev/null
             isSuccessful "captured $subdir ($(du -sh "$stage" 2>/dev/null | cut -f1))"
         else
             isError "capture of $subdir from $container failed"