On Tuesday 11 June 2019 10:00:09 am Nuno Dias wrote:
> Hi Gene,
>
> The exclude here, is to exclude a subdir that are to big to go in one
> backup, that's the reason I have another line in the disklist so I can
> backup the exclude in next backup.
>
> The quotes are necessary because sometimes users put spaces in file
> and dir names!!
>
I don't think so. The exclude is a single string beginning with a ./
which anchors it to that directory, so anything in ./auntmary is out of
reach. If that dle has more than one auntmary subdir, they will all be
skipped.
Reread the comments in your amanda.conf at the start of the dumptype's
section.
> Cheers,
> Nuno
>
> On Tue, 2019-06-11 at 07:47 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > On Tuesday 11 June 2019 06:47:15 am Nuno Dias wrote:
> > > Thanks, but I'm already doing that (the exclude)
> > >
> > > This is what I have in disklist
> > >
> > > MACHINE /dir/subdir/name/2019 {
> > > tar
> > > exclude "./subdir/*"
> >
> > looks wrong, excludes are in the dumptype specified, in the
> > amanda,conf
> >
> > ./subdir in your exclude s/b sufficient to block any and all access
> > below that level. and the dbl-qoutes at not needed.
> >
> > All of this s/b in the dumptype section in your amanda.conf, and
> > your
> > disklist should contain only the dumptype which is then referenced
> > to
> > determine if there even is an exclude, or exclude list if more than
> > 1
> > exclude, in which case the name of the exclude list is any handy
> > name to
> > identify to you, which dumptype its to be used with.
> >
> > I don't believe the disklist is scanned for any exclude info, just
> > the
> > dumptype, that is what specifies all of that profile.
> >
> > > }
> > >
> > > MACHINE /dir/subdir/name/2019/subdir tar
> > >
> > > Because this are very big directories, I want to dump only one
> >
> > every
> >
> > > time, anyone know how I can do this?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Nuno
> > >
> > > On Fri, 2019-06-07 at 16:37 -0400, Jon LaBadie wrote:
> > > > On Fri, Jun 07, 2019 at 11:04:48AM +0100, Nuno Dias wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm trying to use amanda to backup only one dir from a list
> > > > > of dirs
> > > > > that are in disklist file
> > > > >
> > > > > I run amdump like this
> > > > >
> > > > > $ /usr/sbin/amdump XXXX -o reserve=0 --no-taper MACHINE
> > > > > ^/dir/subdir/name/2019$
> > > > >
> > > > > and with ps I can see the amdump running
> > > > >
> > > > > /usr/bin/perl /usr/sbin/amdump XXXX -o reserve=0 --no-taper
> > > > > MACHINE ^/dir/subdir/name/2019$
> > > > >
> > > > > The problem is instead of only one dir I have two dirs in the
> > > > > backup
> > > > >
> > > > > MACHINE:/dir/subdir/name/2019 20190606153859 0 486g
> > > > > dumping
> > > > > (18g done (3.74%)) (15:39:26)
> > > > >
> > > > > MACHINE:/dir/subdir/name/2019/another 20190606153859
> > > > > 1 244g
> > > > > wait for dumping
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > From the amanda-match man page
> > > > >
> > > > > /usr$
> > > > > Will match the disks /usr but not /usr/local.
> > > > >
> > > > > So, this is a bug or I'm doing something wrong?
> > > >
> > > > Not wrong, just a misconception.
> > > > The directory you give is a "starting" directory. amdump will
> > > > backup everything under that directory unless it could cross
> > > > a mount point (file system) or if something is excluded.
> > > >
> > > > So, assuming you have a DLE for ".../2019" and that your
> >
> > "another"
> >
> > > > directory is the only problem, add a directive to the DLE to
> > > > exclude another. If you don't have a DLE for 2019, PERHAPS
> > > > the -o option to amdump can be used to add an exclude directive.
> > > > I don't know if it can or cannot.
> > > >
> > > > Jon
> > > >
> > > > > I'm using amanda-3.5.1-16.fc29.x86_64
> > > > >
> > > > > thanks,
> > > > > Nuno
> > > > > --
> > > > > Nuno Dias <[email protected]>
> > > > > LIP
> > > > >
> > > > > > > End of included message <<<
> >
> > Copyright 2019 by Maurice E. Heskett
> > Cheers, Gene Heskett
> > --
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> > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
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Copyright 2019 by Maurice E. Heskett
Cheers, Gene Heskett
--
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)
Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
