If you specify a directory with the EXCLUDE.DIR parameter ADSM will NOT
process it at all.  Therefore, it does not matter where you place it in the
opt file.  In my testing you also don't need to specify the drive letter,
although in some cases you may want to.

I would try:  exclude.dir  \users
       exclude.dir  \sp5atempt

I have never run into a problem with upper/lower case, I guess that would
depend on the platform you're running on.

John Johnson
Systems Management


"Morlier, John" <jmmorlier AT AVONDALE DOT COM> on 04-29-99 07:32:06 AM

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Subject:  Re: Include/Exclude mistery to me.





My experience is that upper/lower case is important. I've never used the
EXCLUDE.DIR  parameter.
John

John Morlier
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        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Bruce Elrick [SMTP:belrick AT HOME DOT COM]
        Sent:   Wednesday, April 28, 1999 22:58
        To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
        Subject:        Re: Include/Exclude mistery to me.

        You may want to try:

        exclude.dir c:\SP5atempt

        The argument to exclude.dir is a directory.  I don't think the
\...\
        contstruct is compatible nor does it make sense with exclude.dir.
Why
        it would work with Users and not SP5atempt I don't know (I am
assuming
        as much from your post).

        Cheers...
        Bruce

        ANGEL BUGARIN wrote:

        > Hello Everyone.
        >
        >    I am having a slight difficulty in configuring
        >    our NT clients for incremental backup.
        >
        >    The following illustrate my dsm.opt:
        >    .
        >    .
        >    exclude.dir  c:\Users\...\*
        >    include       c:\tax\...\*
        >    exclude.dir c:\SP5atempt\...\*
        >    include       c:\Programs\...\*
        >    include       c:\documents\...\*
        >    .
        >    .
        >    The directories are backed up accordingly
        >    except SP5atemp keeps on getting incuded.
        >
        >    Does ADSM takes alphabetical order and
        >    upper/lower case into cosideration when
        >    running incremental backup?  Also, is there
        >    a syntax error in my include/exclude options?
        >
        >    Suggestions are appreciated.
        >
        > Aloha,
        > Angel Bugarin
        > Sprint/Hawaii

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