Steve Blackwell wrote:
> On Thu, 6 May 2010 17:38:46 -0400
> Steve Blackwell <zep...@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
>
>
>> I'm running F11 and I keep getting an error on my backups. I've
>> tracked this down to a file, .gvfs, in users home directories. From
>> the log file:
>>
>> /bin/tar: ./.gvfs: Cannot stat: Permission denied
>>
>> I use the web interface to edit the configuration but I cannot find
>> the correct syntax to exclude these files. The TarShareName is / and
>> I've tried the following for BackupFilesExclude
>>
>> .gvfs
>> *.gvfs
>> /home/*/.gvfs
>>
>> none of which work. How have others overcome this? And, yes, I do have
>> the Override box checked.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Steve
>>
>
> I still don't have a solution for this and because of it all my backups
> fail. Now I think my HD may be on its way out becaus of errors I'm
> seeing in logwatch:
> /dev/sdb :
> Prefailure: Seek_Error_Rate (7) changed to
> 200, 100, 200, 100,
>
> I did learn that you can't use an unquoted * in the exclude list.
>
> Really need help and for those who did not read the original thread I'm
> using
>
> BackupPC-3.1.0-9.fc11.noarch
>
> and my <computer>.pl file looks like this:
>
> $Conf{TarClientCmd} = '/usr/bin/sudo $tarPath -c -v -f - -C $shareName
> --totals';
> $Conf{TarFullArgs} = '$fileList';
> $Conf{TarClientRestoreCmd} = '/usr/bin/sudo $tarPath -x -p
> --numeric-owner --same-owner -v -f - -C $shareName';
> $Conf{TarClientPath} = '/bin/tar';
> $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = {
> '/' => [
> '/proc',
> '/sys',
> '/tmp',
> '/media',
> '/selinux',
> '/misc',
> '/home/"*"/.gvfs'
> ]
> };
> $Conf{TarIncrArgs} = '--newer=$incrDate $fileList';
> $Conf{TarShareName} = [
> '/'
> ];
> $Conf{BlackoutPeriods} = [
> {
> 'hourEnd' => '23.5',
> 'weekDays' => [
> '0',
> '1',
> '2',
> '3',
> '4',
> '5',
> '6'
> ],
> 'hourBegin' => '8.5'
> }
> ];
>
What version of tar do you have?
>From the manual:
"Note that GNU tar version >= 1.13.7 is required for the exclude option
to work correctly."
--
Bowie
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