On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 16:27:44 -0500, Brian Cuttler wrote:
[...] 
> I had an exclude for "./root/proc/*", which may have been invalid
> and found nothing, I've changed it to "./root/proc" and will keep
> my fingers crossed for tonight.

[...]
> > > ----- Forwarded message from Amanda on Gat0 <[email protected]> -----
> > > FAILED AND STRANGE DUMP DETAILS:
> > > /-- dorldom1   /export/zones/dorldom1z1 lev 0 FAILED [mesg read: 
> > > Connection timed out]
[...]
> > > ? /usr/sfw/bin/gtar: ./root/proc: file changed as we read it

For what it's worth, tar's message here indicates that the "./root/proc"
path references a file, not a directory.  

(So your original exclude pattern definitely wouldn't have matched it...
and I'm a little curious to know more about this file came to have such
a confusing name :) .)

                                                        Nathan

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