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There is a big difference between keeping file in /tmp and keeping files
in /home/jsmith/research/tmp. I would think that a reasonable user
would expect that when they are told that their home directory is backed
up that includes /home/jsmith/research/tmp as well as
/home/jsmith/research/core/ which might mean the "core" research.

You can however disagree and hope you never have to explain to your
management why they were foolish to use that name you never warned them
about:-)

David

You mean your excludes policy isn't published along with the rest of
your backup policy??
;o)

Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: veritas-bu-admin < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-admin < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of
William David Phillips
Sent: January 19, 2005 7:20 PM
To: veritas-bu < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Re: exclude core file name


You can however disagree and hope you never have to explain to your
management why they were foolish to use that name you never
warned them
about:-)

Thanks. My point was to remind people that the exclude is a name not a
file type.
Make no assumptions about what people know if you haven't told them (or
published you policy). If you say you do not back up core files that is
different from saying you do not back up files named core:-)
Many of your customers will not all make the connection. Many might not
even know what a core file is.

David

Paul Keating wrote:
You mean your excludes policy isn't published along with the rest of
your backup policy??
;o)

Paul


-----Original Message-----
From: veritas-bu-admin < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-admin < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of
William David Phillips
Sent: January 19, 2005 7:20 PM
To: veritas-bu < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Re: exclude core file name


You can however disagree and hope you never have to explain to your
management why they were foolish to use that name you never
warned them
about:-)