The documentation for $Conf{TarClientCmd} says ... Also, you will probably want to add ``/proc'' to $Conf{BackupFilesExclude}.
The following variables are substituted at run-time: ... $fileList specific files to backup or exclude ... I took this to mean that $fileList takes care of excluding the files in $Conf{BackupFilesExclude}. I have the following in my <host>.pl file: $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = { 'system' => [ '/proc', '/sys', '/tmp' ], 'backup' => [ '/media' ] }; but the log show that it is still trying to backup /sys and /proc. Contents of file /media/disk/pc/steve/XferLOG.6.z, modified 2008-08-04 01:08:44 (Extracting only Errors) Running: /usr/bin/sudo /bin/tar -c -v -f - -C / --totals --newer=2008-07-29 17:06:39 . incr backup started back to 2008-07-29 17:06:39 (backup #2) for directory / Xfer PIDs are now 25863,25862 [ skipped 36677 lines ] /bin/tar: ./sys/devices/platform/uevent: File shrank by 4096 bytes; padding with zeros Id there something wrong with my $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} or do I need to add --exclude <something> to TarIncrArgs? Thanks, Steve ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/