I'm sorry for not realizing this sooner ...

There has been discussion about include/exclude for NDS objects with ADSM V3
and the fact that the "/.../" doesn't work anymore.  Although it is true that
the "/.../" doesn't work in include/exclude statements (APAR IC20330) it is no
longer necessary to use this nomenclature to match across directories with NDS
objects.

ADSM NetWare V3 is much cleaner at handling NDS names, and so is the
INCLUDE/EXCLUDE processing.   In short, you only need to use the full
distinquished NDS name in conjunction with wildcards '*' to create the
include/exclude statements.

This information is taken from the NetWare Backup/Recovery Guide for ADSM
Version 3:
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INCLUDE and EXCLUDE statements can be used to control which sections ofINCLUDE 
and EXCLUDE statements can be used to control which sections of the NDS
tree will be eligible for backup processing. Include/exclude processing can
thus be used to help distribute the NDS backup over multiple servers.

The following examples indicate how include/exclude processing works in
relation to the NDS:

To exclude all objects under organization .O=ADSM (inclusive).
EXCLUDE.DIR DIRECTORY:.O=ADSM

To exclude all common (leaf) objects under organizational unit .O=ADSM. All
containers (i.e., organizations) under .O=ADSM will be processed.
EXCLUDE DIR:.O=ADSM.*

To exclude all objects under organizational unit .O=ADSM.San Jose (inclusive).
Note that the target is enclosed in quotes due to the imbedded space in the
organizational unit name.
EXCLUDE.DIR  "DIRECTORY:.O=ADSM.OU=SAN JOSE"

Note: Include/Exclude processing (i.e., INCLUDE and EXCLUDE) does not affect
processing of container entries. All containers will be backed-up regardless of
the include/exclude statements. This is analogous to the fact that directory
entries are not affected by include/exclude processing. ADSM Version 3 does
accept the EXCLUDE.DIR command which will also exclude directory entries.

Note: INCLUDE and EXCLUDE.DIR commands cannot be used together. The following
example will not produce desired results:

EXCLUDE.DIR DIR:.O=ADSM
INCLUDE     DIR:.O=ADSM.OU=Tucson.*
The user must code the following statements to include only the objects in the
.O=ADSM.OU=Tucson branch of the NDS:
EXCLUDE DIR:.O=ADSM.*
INCLUDE DIR:.O=ADSM.OU=Tucson.*
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Jim Smith
Jim Smith
ADSM Client Development