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Re: [Bacula-users] How could I exlude files greater than a specific filesize from a backup?

2009-09-03 20:05:46
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] How could I exlude files greater than a specific filesize from a backup?
From: Cedric Tefft <logicloop AT gmail DOT com>
To: Nicolas Jungers <nicolas AT jungers DOT net>
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:00:44 -0700
Nicolas Jungers wrote:
> Le jeudi 03 septembre 2009 à 11:24 -0700, Cedric Tefft a écrit :
>   
>> You might be able to accomplish this with a short script that identifies 
>> the large files, run it before every backup, and use its output as an 
>> include list for your large-files job and an exclude list for your 
>> small-files job.
>>     
>
> I didn't test it, but I've infered from the doc (2.4): 
>
>         "Any change to the list of the included files will cause Bacula
>         to
>         automatically create a new FileSet (defined by the name and an
>         MD5
>         checksum of the Include/Exclude contents). Each time a new
>         FileSet is created, Bacula will ensure that the next backup is
>         always a Full save."
>
> that your proposed solution shall trigger a full save, which may not be
> what's wanted </understatement>
>
> I'll be very happy to learn that I'm wrong because it's one of the
> issues that nags me in Bacula.
>
> Nicolas
> stinfo/bacula-users
>   
I'm not sure the MD5 checksum includes the contents of files external to 
the config, but if it does, just add

  Ignore FileSet Changes = yes

to your File Set definition, and it will do what you want.

- Cedric

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