Questions about exclude-file

[jw schultz]

On Mon, Mar 10, 2003 at 08:35:26AM -0600, Max Kipness wrote:
> Thanks for the response.
> 
> Concerning the first question of excluding pagefile.sys, yes it would
> indeed be in use. So you are saying that you cannot exclude a file that
> is in use?

No. I was referring to the unspecified rsync error message
when accessing the file.  I am assuming that the file
resides on a windows server and i understand they
automatically lock all open files.

> 
> - Max
> 
> > On Mon, Mar 10, 2003 at 07:28:38AM -0600, Max Kipness
> > wrote:
> > > Is there anyway to keep rsync from reporting an error
> > > when attempting to sync pagefile.sys (through a samba
> > > share)? It seems like any type of exclusion of the
> > > file gets ignored, why is that?  Anyway around it?
> > 
> > It could only be because your exlude patterns are wrong.
> > The error is probably because the file is open and
> > therefor locked.

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