Steve Blackwell wrote:
> On Thu, 6 May 2010 17:38:46 -0400
> Steve Blackwell <zephod AT cfl.rr DOT com> wrote:
>
>   
>> I'm running F11 and I keep getting an error on my backups. I've
>> tracked this down to a file, .gvfs, in users home directories. From
>> the log file:
>>
>> /bin/tar: ./.gvfs: Cannot stat: Permission denied
>>
>> I use the web interface to edit the configuration but I cannot find
>> the correct syntax to exclude these files. The TarShareName is / and
>> I've tried the following for BackupFilesExclude
>>
>> .gvfs
>> *.gvfs
>> /home/*/.gvfs
>>
>> none of which work. How have others overcome this? And, yes, I do have
>> the Override box checked.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Steve
>>     
>
> I still don't have a solution for this and because of it all my backups
> fail. Now I think my HD may be on its way out becaus of errors I'm
> seeing in logwatch:
>  /dev/sdb :
>     Prefailure: Seek_Error_Rate (7) changed to 
>       200, 100, 200, 100, 
>
> I did learn that you can't use an unquoted * in the exclude list.
>
> Really need help and for those who did not read the original thread I'm
> using 
>
> BackupPC-3.1.0-9.fc11.noarch
>
> and my <computer>.pl file looks like this:
>
> $Conf{TarClientCmd} = '/usr/bin/sudo $tarPath -c -v -f - -C $shareName
> --totals'; 
> $Conf{TarFullArgs} = '$fileList';
> $Conf{TarClientRestoreCmd} = '/usr/bin/sudo $tarPath -x -p
> --numeric-owner --same-owner -v -f - -C $shareName';
> $Conf{TarClientPath} = '/bin/tar'; 
> $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = {
>   '/' => [
>     '/proc',
>     '/sys',
>     '/tmp',
>     '/media',
>     '/selinux',
>     '/misc',
>     '/home/"*"/.gvfs'
>   ]
> };
> $Conf{TarIncrArgs} = '--newer=$incrDate $fileList';
> $Conf{TarShareName} = [
>   '/'
> ];
> $Conf{BlackoutPeriods} = [
>   {
>     'hourEnd' => '23.5',
>     'weekDays' => [
>       '0',
>       '1',
>       '2',
>       '3',
>       '4',
>       '5',
>       '6'
>     ],
>     'hourBegin' => '8.5'
>   }
> ];
>   

What version of tar do you have?

>>From the manual:
"Note that GNU tar version >= 1.13.7 is required for the exclude option
to work correctly."

-- 
Bowie

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