BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] Excluding folders from backup

2017-04-10 02:09:23
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Excluding folders from backup
From: Sorin Srbu <Sorin.Srbu AT orgfarm.uu DOT se>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2017 06:08:25 +0000
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bowie Bailey [mailto:Bowie_Bailey AT BUC DOT com]
> Sent: den 7 april 2017 15:17
> To: backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
> Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Excluding folders from backup
> 
> >> If you set RsyncShareName to /home/sorin you need to define a key
> >> /home/sorin for BackupFilesExclude and add /Videos and /ownCloud to
this
> >> key
> >>
> >> It should look like this in your config file:
> >> $Conf{RsyncShareName} = [
> >>    '/home/sorin'
> >> ];
> >> $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = {
> >>    '/home/sorin' => [
> >>      '/Videos',
> >>      '/ownCloud'
> >>    ]
> >> };
> >
> > This is how my config file looks like:
> >
> > $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = {
> >    '/home/sorin/ownCloud' => [],
> >    '/home/sorin/Videos' => []
> > };
> > $Conf{RsyncShareName} = [
> >    '/home/sorin',
> > ];
> >
> >
> > Doh! Now I get it! Thank you!
> > You first have to add a "root" and then the folders you want excluded.
> > Seeing it now, it's rather obvious.
> 
> AND the "root" must either match one of your share names or * to match
> all of your shares.

It makes sense, now.
Thanks!

-- 
//Sorin

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