Hi Gene, The exclude here, is to exclude a subdir that are to big to go in one backup, that's the reason I have another line in the disklist so I can backup the exclude in next backup.
The quotes are necessary because sometimes users put spaces in file and dir names!! Cheers, Nuno On Tue, 2019-06-11 at 07:47 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Tuesday 11 June 2019 06:47:15 am Nuno Dias wrote: > > > Thanks, but I'm already doing that (the exclude) > > > > This is what I have in disklist > > > > MACHINE /dir/subdir/name/2019 { > > tar > > exclude "./subdir/*" > > looks wrong, excludes are in the dumptype specified, in the > amanda,conf > > ./subdir in your exclude s/b sufficient to block any and all access > below that level. and the dbl-qoutes at not needed. > > All of this s/b in the dumptype section in your amanda.conf, and > your > disklist should contain only the dumptype which is then referenced > to > determine if there even is an exclude, or exclude list if more than > 1 > exclude, in which case the name of the exclude list is any handy name > to > identify to you, which dumptype its to be used with. > > I don't believe the disklist is scanned for any exclude info, just > the > dumptype, that is what specifies all of that profile. > > } > > > > MACHINE /dir/subdir/name/2019/subdir tar > > > > Because this are very big directories, I want to dump only one > every > > time, anyone know how I can do this? > > > > Thanks > > Nuno > > > > On Fri, 2019-06-07 at 16:37 -0400, Jon LaBadie wrote: > > > On Fri, Jun 07, 2019 at 11:04:48AM +0100, Nuno Dias wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I'm trying to use amanda to backup only one dir from a list of > > > > dirs > > > > that are in disklist file > > > > > > > > I run amdump like this > > > > > > > > $ /usr/sbin/amdump XXXX -o reserve=0 --no-taper MACHINE > > > > ^/dir/subdir/name/2019$ > > > > > > > > and with ps I can see the amdump running > > > > > > > > /usr/bin/perl /usr/sbin/amdump XXXX -o reserve=0 --no-taper > > > > MACHINE ^/dir/subdir/name/2019$ > > > > > > > > The problem is instead of only one dir I have two dirs in the > > > > backup > > > > > > > > MACHINE:/dir/subdir/name/2019 20190606153859 0 486g > > > > dumping > > > > (18g done (3.74%)) (15:39:26) > > > > > > > > MACHINE:/dir/subdir/name/2019/another 20190606153859 > > > > 1 244g > > > > wait for dumping > > > > > > > > > > > > From the amanda-match man page > > > > > > > > /usr$ > > > > Will match the disks /usr but not /usr/local. > > > > > > > > So, this is a bug or I'm doing something wrong? > > > > > > Not wrong, just a misconception. > > > The directory you give is a "starting" directory. amdump will > > > backup everything under that directory unless it could cross > > > a mount point (file system) or if something is excluded. > > > > > > So, assuming you have a DLE for ".../2019" and that your > "another" > > > directory is the only problem, add a directive to the DLE to > > > exclude another. If you don't have a DLE for 2019, PERHAPS > > > the -o option to amdump can be used to add an exclude directive. > > > I don't know if it can or cannot. > > > > > > Jon > > > > > > > I'm using amanda-3.5.1-16.fc29.x86_64 > > > > > > > > thanks, > > > > Nuno > > > > -- > > > > Nuno Dias <nd...@lip.pt> > > > > LIP > > > > > > > > > > End of included message <<< > > > > Copyright 2019 by Maurice E. Heskett > Cheers, Gene Heskett > -- > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) > Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> > -- Nuno Dias <nd...@lip.pt> LIP
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