Re: [BackupPC-users] Error Backing up Servers

On 8/21/2012 12:51 PM, Olivier Ragain wrote:
> Using '*' works also for the windows shares (at least when using samba).
> So you don't have to specify C$, D$...
>
> As for the syntax, personnally, had to actually tweak it a bit, for 2k3
> and 2k8 servers:
> * always use backward slashes
> * don't double the first backward slashes
> * Through the web interface, if you want to specify a folder, you need
> to add \* at the end, if you want to look for a folder at every specific
> level, it would be something like: *\foldername\*
> * If you manually edit the config file, you need to escape de backward
> slashes, so double them.

I have had better luck with forward slashes.  Samba will convert them 
for you and there is no need to double them as there are no escaping 
issues.  This makes the config files much easier to read and your syntax 
can remain the same for Windows and Linux systems.

For example:

$Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = {
   '*' => [
     '/pagefile.sys',
     '/Downloads',
     '/Documents and Settings/*/Cookies',
     '/Documents and Settings/*/Local Settings/Temporary Internet Files',
     '/Documents and Settings/*/Local Settings/Temp',
     '/Documents and Settings/*/NTUSER.DAT*',
     '/Documents and Settings/*/ntuser.dat*',
     '/Documents and Settings/*/Local Settings/Application 
Data/Microsoft/Windows/UsrClass.dat*',
     '/Documents and Settings/*/Local Settings/Application 
Data/Mozilla/Firefox/Profiles/*/Cache',
     '/Documents and Settings/*/Local Settings/Application 
Data/Mozilla/Firefox/Profiles/*/OfflineCache',
     '/Documents and Settings/*/Recent',
     '*.lock',
     'Thumbs.db',
     'IconCache.db',
     'Cache*',
     'cache*',
     '/RECYCLER',
     '/temp'
   ]
};

Now, I don't have any 2k3 or 2k8 servers that are using Samba shares for 
backup, but I would not expect the behavior to change.

-- 
Bowie

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