> I have just started doing incremental backups of my Unix system.
> I set up an include/exclude file in order to backup only one
> directory and its subdirectories.  ADSM does indeed seem to be
> backing up only that directory, but in the process, it also
> says that it sends the other directories (but not the files
> in those other directories).  I thought the whole idea of
> setting up include/exclude lists was that adsm would not do
> anything with any directory or file that did not meet the
> include/exclude specifications.

You can exclude files but not directories.  On page 237 of our
Release 2 ADSM Unix User's Guide, we explain:

"When you run your incremental backup, ADSM also backs up all
directory information.  You can exclude the files within a directory,
but you cannot exclude a directory from backup services.
Directories are counted in the number of files backed up."

What you may want to do instead is define a VIRTUALMOUNTPOINT
in your dsm.sys file for that one directory you want backed up,
then specify that directory on your incremental backup command
as the "filesystem" parameter.  The "filesystem" parameter supercedes
your DOMAIN setting, which in your case is probably the default
of all local filesystems.  That way you only backup what you want
and you don't have to exclude anything.

Our UNIX User's Guide talks about this under Incremental, Domain,
Virtualmountpoint, and also p. 236.  Hope this helps!

-- MJ Lopatin
   ADSM Client Development
   ADSM Client Development