Mats Blomstrand wrote:

One suggestion is to stop assuming that what you do is correct.

I am until proven otherwise!  :)

See below.   :)

(From your first mail:)

Here is my disklist-file
        # head disklist
        bergelmer.thn.htu.se /home/blom {
          normal_backup
          exclude file "/usr/local/amanda/etc/normal/exclude-file_home_blom"
        } 1
        bergelmer.thn.htu.se /home/blom/05 normal_backup 1
        bergelmer.thn.htu.se /home/blom/Mail normal_backup 1
        bergelmer.thn.htu.se /home/blom/.ssh normal_backup 1
        bergelmer.thn.htu.se /home/blom/02 normal_backup 1
        bergelmer.thn.htu.se /home/blom/.netscape normal_backup 1

#

From "man amanda":

       exclude [ list|file ][[optional][ append ][ "string" ]+]
              Default: file.  There is two exclude  list  exclude
              file  and  exclude  list.   With exclude file , the
              string is a gnutar exclude expression. With exclude
              list , the string is a file name on the client con­
              taining gnutar exclude expression.

              All exclude expression are concatenated in one file
              and  passed to gnutar as a --exclude-from argument.

So it seems you need to specify "exclude LIST ...".

** And finally the proof! **

>  ...
QED


PS. I did run run into the same problem once.  And I did not notice
    the word "file" instead of "list" on first reading of your mail.

    :-)

    (did I hear a loud bang of a head into the wall?)

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