On 6/15/2013 4:26 AM, StompDagger1 AT yahoo DOT com wrote:
>> Hello Bowie,
>>
>>> On 6/14/2013 4:23 AM, StompDagger1 AT yahoo DOT com wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I'm trying to backup my /home folder but exclude the vm folder used by
>>>> VB, but for some reason when ever I run backup, the folder's content
>>>> is always backed up.
>>>>
>>>> what am I doing wrong? here is the host's config:
>>>>
>>>> $Conf{RsyncShareName} = [
>>>>     '/home',
>>>>     '/root'
>>>> ];
>>> Ok, so you have two shares, '/home' and '/root'.
>>>
>>>> $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = {
>>>>     '/home/virt_admin' => [
>>>>       'Machines'
>>>>     ],
>>> This will do absolutely nothing, since there is no share named
>>> '/home/virt_admin'
>> I see, strangely enough I remember that this actually worked and the content 
>> of Machines wasn't updated.
>> none the less I'll do this, thanks.
>>>>     '/home/*' => [
>>>>       '.VirtualBox/Machines',
>>>>       'Downloads'
>>>>     ]
>>>> };
>>> This one should work to exclude files/folders with these names under the
>>> '/home' share.
>> thing is, it doesn't seems to do that, I still backup this folder's content.

Actually, I take that back.  I must not have noticed the * at the end.  
That one won't work either because there is not a share named '/home/*'.

The first part of the exclude must either be a share name or '*' if it 
is to apply to all shares.  So in your case, only the following will work:

'/root'
'/home'
'*'

Anything else will be ignored.  So replace both of your current excludes 
with this and it should work better:

$Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = {
      '/home' => [
      '.VirtualBox/Machines',
      'Downloads',
      '/virt_admin/Machines',
    ],
};

-- 
Bowie

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