excludes not working

[mproulx]

The following two exclude statements are failing:



EXCLUDE *:\documents and settings\...\usrclass.dat.LOG

EXCLUDE *:\documents and settings\...\usrclass.dat



When a backup session runs I keep on getting errors reported such as:



Error processing '\\hostname\c$\Documents and Settings\some_dirname\Local Settings\UsrClass.dat.LOG': the object is in use by another process



I'm specifying the exclude statements from client option set on the TSM SERVER:



I need to stop these error messages from reporting.



What am I doing Wrong?





Thanks in Advance,



Mike Proulx

 

[rwhtmv]

Without looking at your dsm.opt file, I might assume that you have the exclude in the wrong place in the file. It scans it from the bottom to the top. That being said, maybe you have an include above it, or another statement that is contradicting your exclude. That is where I would look first.

 

[heada]

It looks like your excludes are setup for DOS format (C:\foo\bar\) and TSM is reading the data in UNC format (\\host\vol$\foo\bar\)



Try changing your excludes to be UNC format.



-Aaron

 

[mtatte]

You need to enclose your pathname within quotes because of the spaces within the "Documents and Settings" section. Here's what I use to circumvent these particular Windows files:-



Exclude "*:\Documents and Settings\...\ntuser.dat.LOG"

Exclude "*:\Documents and Settings\...\ntuser.dat"

Exclude "*:\Documents and Settings\...\usrclass.dat.LOG"

Exclude "*:\Documents and Settings\...\usrclass.dat"





I hope this resolves your issues.