Re: [BackupPC-users] clarification of BackupFilesExclude expressions

2005-12-13 Thread Craig Barratt
Paul Fox writes: > hi -- i recently realized that there are some pretty big files on > my system that change frequently, and which don't need to be > backed up -- mail index files, for example. > > i'd like to be able to flag any file or directory that i want > backuppc to skip by adding a "._nob

[BackupPC-users] Clarification of blackout period

2005-12-13 Thread Dylan Swift
Hello All, Can anyone clarify that this blackout period (in client specific config.pl) will ensure that the client it applies to will not be backed up until I change it? And is the "hourEnd => 24" wrong (should it be 23)? # temporarily stop backups of this machine (it is offline for xmas) $Co

[BackupPC-users] Correct Syntax for Exclude

2005-12-13 Thread Gerhard Brauer
Hello, I'm new on this list and would first say thanks for a good piece of software. My question is about the correct syntax for excluding files to backup. My config for a PC is: $Conf{XferMethod} = 'tar'; $Conf{TarShareName} = ['/', '/home', '/data']; $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = { '/' => ['

Re: [BackupPC-users] clarification of BackupFilesExclude expressions

2005-12-13 Thread Paul Fox
> > > > i'd like to be able to flag any file or directory that i want > > backuppc to skip by adding a "._nobackup_" suffix to its name. > > > > will this do the trick? (backup method is tar) > > > > $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = { '/proc'. '*._nobackup_' }; > > You need a comma ins

Re: [BackupPC-users] (Solved)Correct Syntax for Exclude

2005-12-13 Thread Gerhard Brauer
Gruesse! * Gerhard Brauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb am [13.12.05 12:16]: > Hello, > > My question is about the correct syntax for excluding files to backup. > > Is it right that the _correct_ syntax would be: > > '/data' => ['/backuppc/*', '/MP3/*', '/Videos/*'] > > so that there is a join be

Re: [BackupPC-users] Again: Correct Syntax for Exclude

2005-12-13 Thread Gerhard Brauer
Gruesse! * Gerhard Brauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb am [13.12.05 17:23]: > > > > My question is about the correct syntax for excluding files to backup. > > > > Is it right that the _correct_ syntax would be: > > > > '/data' => ['/backuppc/*', '/MP3/*', '/Videos/*'] > > > > so that there is a

RE: [BackupPC-users] Pool file system max

2005-12-13 Thread Tom Brown
Your response seems correct. Today's max of 83% corresponds exactly to the used space on the partition. Tom -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rich Duzenbury Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 3:45 PM To: backuppc list Subject: Re: [BackupPC-use

RE: [BackupPC-users] Pool file system max

2005-12-13 Thread Rich Duzenbury
On Tue, 2005-12-13 at 16:28 -0500, Tom Brown wrote: > Your response seems correct. Today's max of 83% corresponds exactly to the > used space on the partition. > > Tom > Perhaps it's time to consider moving the pool to a larger file system. --

Re: [BackupPC-users] Clarification of blackout period

2005-12-13 Thread Craig Barratt
Dylan Swift writes: > Can anyone clarify that this blackout period (in client specific > config.pl) will ensure that the client it applies to will not be backed > up until I change it? > And is the "hourEnd => 24" wrong (should it be 23)? > > # temporarily stop backups of this machine (it is of