Not trying to start a flame but is it really worthwhile excluding
(e.g. core files) in terms of:

a)      The admin time to choose which files to exclude
b)      Setting up the e/list
c)      Publishing the list as suggested
d)      Maintaining ditto

Compared with not being able to restore files ('cos they weren't backed
up!)? In other words, what fraction of total tape use is saved by doing
things like this? Or, put another way: how many admin hours (i.e. $$) is a
chunk of tape worth?

Cheers,

Richard.


-----Original Message-----
From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of William 
David
Phillips
Sent: 20 January 2005 00:20
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Re: exclude core file name

There is a big difference between keeping file in /tmp and keeping files 
in /home/jsmith/research/tmp.  I would think that a reasonable user 
would expect that when they are told that their home directory is backed 
up that includes /home/jsmith/research/tmp as well as 
/home/jsmith/research/core/ which might mean the "core" research.

You can however disagree and hope you never have to explain to your 
management why they were foolish to use that name you never warned them 
about:-)

David


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