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Re: [BackupPC-users] Excluding Directories

2010-05-06 12:15:30
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Excluding Directories
From: Ed McDonagh <ed.mcdonagh AT rmh.nhs DOT uk>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Thu, 06 May 2010 17:13:40 +0100
In my experience, the web interface doesn't have a bug, it is just not
very intuitive!

Try putting / in the New Key box, and click Add. Then put /proc in the
box next to the Insert Delete buttons, and click Save.

Then look at the config file again, and see if it has worked. It does
for me.

On Thu, 2010-05-06 at 11:52 -0400, John BORIS wrote:
> I copied these from my config file which is edited through the web
> interface. So the web interface has a bug
> 
> John J. Boris, Sr.
> JEN-A-SyS Administrator
> Archdiocese of Philadelphia
> "Remember! That light at the end of the tunnel
> Just might be the headlight of an oncoming train!"
> 
> >>> Ed McDonagh <ed.mcdonagh AT rmh.nhs DOT uk> 5/6/2010 11:20 AM >>>
> 
> > $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = {
> >   './proc' => [
> >     ''
> >   ]
> > };
> > $Conf{XferMethod} = 'tar';
> > 
> > Is this correct or is this
> > 
> > $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = {
> >   '/proc' => [
> >     ''
> >   ]
> > };
> > $Conf{XferMethod} = 'tar';
> > 
> 
> Neither! This really confused me for ages. The share needs to be in
> the
> first section, and the exclude within the square brackets so 
> $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = {
>   '/' => [
>     '/proc'
>   ]
> };
> 
> As for the ./ or /, I always get there by trial and error if it is not
> 
> clear from the help files.
> 
> If you are using the web interface, the share name should be in the
> 'New Key' 
> and then you 'add' the exclude arguments.
> 
> HTH
> 
> Ed
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