I have cut and pasted what I believe are the appropriate sections: My overall (global) config file is in /etc/backuppc/config.pl Each clients config file is in /var/lib/backuppc/pc/clinet.pl
The is from my client config file. $Conf{TarShareName} = [ '/var', '/home', '/root', '/etc', '/email', '/shares', '/work', '/music/sonos', '/music/archive', '/music/temp', '/photos' ]; $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = { '*' => [ '/var/lib/backuppc' ] }; ____________________________________________________ David Williams -----Original Message----- From: Adam Goryachev [mailto:mailingli...@websitemanagers.com.au] Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 11:58 AM To: dwilli...@dtw-consulting.com; General list for user discussion, questions and support Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Backup Taking Forever -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 David Williams wrote: > All, > The specific machine configuration file is configured so that > ‘*TarShareName’* contains: /var, /etc, /photos, ……and several other > partitions. I also have set the ‘*BackupFilesExclude**’* to: > /var/lib/backuppc. > When I start a full backup I notice that the file NewFileList is > creating entries for /var/lib/backuppc/* which is confusing to me as I’d > expect this to be exclude since it is part of the exclusion path. > I am using tar as the XferMethod. > > Am I missing something that would prevent the exclude from working ? Please post/send a copy of your configuration file in (sometimes) /etc/backuppc/hostname.pl or /etc/BackupPC/hostname.pl etc... Without seeing the whole config file, or at least the include/exclude, share name sections, it will be very difficult to help, other than to say "You have an error with the configuration of one of those settings". Regards, Adam -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAko5EnMACgkQGyoxogrTyiVBTgCgk7emnA8cPhzg1WU2/IEh02zl VMUAoIIzjc/IA2R0b1pD3/2QuMaS8lQj =qpRn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.75/2182 - Release Date: 06/16/09 21:23:00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects _______________________________________________ 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/