diff --git a/all/dev/backup/dbackup b/all/dev/backup/dbackup
index edd5141..5d850ca 100755
--- a/all/dev/backup/dbackup
+++ b/all/dev/backup/dbackup
@@ -98,19 +98,20 @@ root_command() {
   # local ssh="--remote-schema \"ssh -C %s /home/sysadmin/.local/bin/rdiff-backup --server\""
   
   #cmd="$sudo rdiff-backup  $options $exclude $ssh ${suser}${shost}$source ${tuser}${thost}$target"
+  local sudo=""
+  local pcmd="${sudo} ${password} ${bin} -r ${target}"
   
+  local cmd="${pcmd} backup ${source} ${exclude}"
   
-  cmd="sudo $password $bin -r $target backup $source $exclude"
-  
-  if [[ ${args[--init]} ]]; then cmd="sudo $password $bin -r $target init"; fi
-  if [[ ${args[--snap]} ]]; then cmd="sudo $password $bin -r $target snapshots"; fi
-  if [[ ${args[--prune]} ]]; then cmd="sudo password $bin -r $target prune"; fi
+  if [[ ${args[--init]} ]]; then cmd="${pcmd} init"; fi
+  if [[ ${args[--snap]} ]]; then cmd="${pcmd} snapshots"; fi
+  if [[ ${args[--prune]} ]]; then cmd="${pcmd} prune"; fi
   if [[ ${args[--view]} || ${args[--view-path]} ]]; then
       mount=${args[--view-path]:-$BACKUP_MOUNT}
       mount=${mount:-"/opt/backup/view/"}
       echo view mount point $mount
       if [[ -e ${mount} ]]; then
-          cmd="$password $bin -r $target mount $mount";
+          cmd="${pcmd} mount $mount";
           echo browse files at $mount/snapshots/latest${source}
       else
           echo $mount:  directory for mounting snapshot for viewing does not exist.  Create and try again
diff --git a/all/dev/backup/src/root_command.sh b/all/dev/backup/src/root_command.sh
index 7590110..37ef0fb 100644
--- a/all/dev/backup/src/root_command.sh
+++ b/all/dev/backup/src/root_command.sh
@@ -91,19 +91,20 @@ echo exclude: $exclude
 # local ssh="--remote-schema \"ssh -C %s /home/sysadmin/.local/bin/rdiff-backup --server\""
 
 #cmd="$sudo rdiff-backup  $options $exclude $ssh ${suser}${shost}$source ${tuser}${thost}$target"
+local sudo=""
+local pcmd="${sudo} ${password} ${bin} -r ${target}"
 
+local cmd="${pcmd} backup ${source} ${exclude}"
 
-cmd="sudo $password $bin -r $target backup $source $exclude"
-
-if [[ ${args[--init]} ]]; then cmd="sudo $password $bin -r $target init"; fi
-if [[ ${args[--snap]} ]]; then cmd="sudo $password $bin -r $target snapshots"; fi
-if [[ ${args[--prune]} ]]; then cmd="sudo password $bin -r $target prune"; fi
+if [[ ${args[--init]} ]]; then cmd="${pcmd} init"; fi
+if [[ ${args[--snap]} ]]; then cmd="${pcmd} snapshots"; fi
+if [[ ${args[--prune]} ]]; then cmd="${pcmd} prune"; fi
 if [[ ${args[--view]} || ${args[--view-path]} ]]; then
     mount=${args[--view-path]:-$BACKUP_MOUNT}
     mount=${mount:-"/opt/backup/view/"}
     echo view mount point $mount
     if [[ -e ${mount} ]]; then
-        cmd="$password $bin -r $target mount $mount";
+        cmd="${pcmd} mount $mount";
         echo browse files at $mount/snapshots/latest${source}
     else
         echo $mount:  directory for mounting snapshot for viewing does not exist.  Create and try again