I had the same problem.  I am running ADSM AIX server and NT Clients.
The following worked for me.

define clientopt unixoptionset inclexcl "exclude /tmp"



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> From:         Karen Krowzack[SMTP:Karen.M.Krowzack AT UCM DOT COM]
> Reply To:     ADSM: Dist Stor Manager
> Sent:         Wednesday, August 12, 1998 7:52 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      client option sets and exclude lists
>
> I hate to ask a dumb and simple question, but has anyone used a client
> option set to use include/exclude options?  I am trying to set this up
> on my
> ADSM AIX server for the UNIX clients it is backing up.  I cannot seem
> to do
> this from the command line "define clientopt unixoptionset exclude
> /tmp"
> (doesn't work - syntax error) The GUI in the WEB browser or win95
> admin
> client won't let me point to an include/exclude list or cite
> individual
> excluded files.  What am I doing wrong?  Neither the admin guide or
> the
> admin reference talk about this in any detail.
>
> Besides wishing to setup a generic include/exclude list, I am also
> seeking
> to 'test' that my client option set really is in effect.  Since so
> many of
> the parameters that one puts in this file are performance related,
> does
> anyone have an idea of how to really test if a newly defined client
> option
> set really "works".  Thanks.
>
> Karen Krowzack
> IBM Global Services
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> email:  Karen.M.Krowzack AT ucm DOT com
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>