When we were still on 3.4.1 we had core in the exclude list for Unix 
(Solaris) file servers.

On restoring a partition we discovered that all files and directories 
named core were not backed up.  It had nothing to do with the file being 
a core file.  Only explicitly exclude core files with a known path and 
name unless you are certain none of your users will ever use the name 
core.  I don't know if this is fixed in a later release.

David

> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 12:06:05 +0000
> From: Dave Markham <dave.markham AT fjserv DOT net>
> Reply-To: dave.markham AT fjserv DOT net
> To: "Hindle, Greg" <Greg.Hindle AT constellation DOT com>
> CC: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Does anyone use file excludes
> 
> Hindle, Greg wrote:
> 
> 
>>Hello,
>>Does anyone use file excludes when they backup a UNIX or windows 
>>server? For example excluding the paging file 'pagefile.sys' when 
>>backing up a windows server? A situation came up here where I work and 
>>I need to push out a "standard" set of files to exclude on UNIX and 
>>windows servers.
>>
>>Thanks in advance,
>>Greg
>>
>>
>>
>>
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> 
> On unix i make good use of exclude files
> 
> The standard exclude_list i roll out to all clients is as follows
> 
> core
> /proc
> /tmp
> /cdrom
> /dev/fd
> /var/crash
> /var/run
> /var/tmp
> /etc/mnttab
> 
> Then i exclude files for certain backups which are not required, eg 
> log_files which i have in a separate log_archiving policy
> 
> Hope this helps
> 
> Dave
>