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AndrewPilgrim's avatar
AndrewPilgrim
Level 4
8 years ago

Unix Client Exclude particular file extension from all subdirectories

Hi I am trying to get an exclude list put onto all our Unix Clients and having issues with one particular exclusion. I need to exclude all the .bash_history files that could reside in all the sub-di...
Exclude List
  • watsons's avatar
    watsons
    8 years ago

    "Note: I cannot just put in .bash_history into the exclude list as we need to back it up for some users."

    Actually I think you can put .bash_history into exclude_list , in this case.

    For those you need to back it up for some users, just create another include_list file to tell NBU to backup. 

    NBU looks at exclude_list first to exclude everything, but will look at include_list also (if that exists) to backup whatever it's there.

AndrewPilgrim's avatar
AndrewPilgrim
Level 4

Michael_G_AnderMichael

I had tried using /u01/*/.bash_history but it did not appear to work. I did another test and had create a file called /u01/test1/.bash_history and using the syntax /u01/*/.bash_history it still got backed up.

Had a look at the Admin Guide for Unix and Linux and didnt see anything in there or any use, neither have a found anything on the community/technote pages.

I'll keep playing..

BTLOMS

Yeah so i want to be able to exclude a particular file from within the specific directory structure. So /u01 is the top level directory and i want to be able to exlcude .bash_history from any sub-directory of /u01 no matter if it is on the 2nd level or 5th level sub-directory.

 

Will_Restore's avatar
Will_Restore
Level 6
8 years ago

Create a separate policy to backup /u01 and exclude .bash_history

(no wildcards needed)