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From: tomm@uucp (Tom Mackey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Re: Other forms of system backup??
Message-ID: <541@voodoo.UUCP>
Date: 5 Nov 90 20:36:09 GMT
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In article <877@ki.UUCP> dwatts@ki.UUCP (Dan Watts) writes:

+Is there anyway to customize the Backup option from the System Manager
+such that I could make more the current options of "All", "by Date"
+and "by Directory"??

+What I'd like is to have a combination of "by Date" and "by Directory"
+or some way to exclude certain directories.  Basically, I'd like to
+make it so that my /usr/spool/news and /tmp don't get backed up and
+perhaps some other high volume directories that can be rebuilt via
+other means.


YES!   DITTO!  I was getting ready to post the exact same request!
A combination of "By Directory" and "By Date" is exactly what I need.

Now I haven't looked yet, but if the System Manager is written in
PostScript, then Dan and I are both going to look pretty foolish! ;^)

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