On 1/18/2011 8:51 AM, itismike wrote:
> ----
> Normally you would only use the sharenames as the starting points of what you
> want to back up and it defaults to including everything. It doesn't make much
> sense to tell the client to walk the whole directory tree when you only want a
> specific directory. But the way it is used depends somewhat on the xfer 
> method.
> If you use rsyncd (or smb), it has to match a module configured on the client,
> while it can be any directory with rsync or tar. Also, I think some of the 
> xfer
> methods can't handle both include and exclude lists.
>
> Les Mikesell
> ----
>
> I understand that it defaults to include everything. But the parameter 
> 'BackupFilesOnly' allows the administrator (or a user - shudder the thought) 
> to narrow that definition. If BackupPC simply ignores this value unless it is 
> entered again in a different location this is a very loose interface.
>
> I don't intend to sound terse toward those reaching out to help me; only 
> point out that any newcomer to this program is going to hit this same wall 
> every time. According to the documentation I am using the parameters 
> correctly based on my transfer method (rsync). Where is the best place to 
> open a bug or wishlist item for BackupPC?

It shouldn't ignore it except in the case where there is a conflict 
between includes and excludes (and I've forgotten the exact details on 
that).  But, the syntax you posted looked very wrong - compare to the 
examples in the main config.pl.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com

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