--On Friday, October 11, 2002 11:58:27 -0500 pointer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Frank, > > On Fri, 2002-10-11 at 10:50, Frank Smith wrote: >> Your config looks correct to me. >> What does '/usr/local/bin/tar --version' show? > > ____SNIP____ > $ /usr/local/bin/tar --version > tar (GNU tar) 1.13 > > Copyright (C) 1988, 92,93,94,95,96,97,98, 1999 Free Software Foundation, > Inc. > This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is > NO > warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR > PURPOSE. > > Written by John Gilmore and Jay Fenlason. > ____SNIP____ > >> Can your backup user read the exclude file? > > Yes. > > ____SNIP____ > $ ls -al /usr/.amanda-exclude.gtar > -rw-r--r-- 1 root other 32 Oct 10 10:22 > /usr/.amanda-exclude.gtar > ____SNIP____ > > Cheers, > > Mike I'm stumped on why your excludes aren't working. Possible unrelated problem for you: does anyone on the list remember if tar 1.13 was one of the versions with the bad index file problem (the infamous 'big numbers')? Frank -- Frank Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systems Administrator Voice: 512-374-4673 Hoover's Online Fax: 512-374-4501
