After a closer look the file does not get backed up. (Using bplist)
I'm guessing the 32k backup is header info for the file system backup

Thanks..


>From    Scott Deiter 
        Hanover Direct, Inc. 
        Tech services 
        (717) 633-3298 
        scottd AT hanoverdirect DOT com 




-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Steel [mailto:mark AT steelfamily DOT org]
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 7:55 AM
To: Deiter Scott
Cc: 'veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu'
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] exclude lists


I think its because it appears itself as a mounted device, that if your
filelist says 'ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES' it starts a backup for this first, then
applys the exclude list, realises the only file in the backup is excluded,
so completes with zero files ).

I dont know if you can avoid without specifying the list of
device/filesystems to back up and exclude /etc/mnttab from that.

BTW, there is a performance bug in 5.0GA when you have excludes with '*'
in - it takes a long time to backup, answer is run 5.1 (client as well as
sever).

 regards
mark