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# 1  
Old 05-17-2018
Exclude socket files from PAX backup

I am working to move my production backups to PAX and have just about everything working. However, when generating a verbose log there is a high number of 'errors' logged regarding socket files:

pax_enh: /var/opt/dce/rpc/local/s-3/135 : Skipped socket file.

Is there a way to tell PAX to not log these skipped files? Or is there a better way to exclude these types of files? I'm trying to make it easier to find a real error when one exists.

Thanks,
Joe
# 2  
Old 05-22-2018
Anyone?
# 3  
Old 05-22-2018
Did you try the
Code:
invalid=bypass

setting? PAX has implementation defined settings and restrictions. This should stop logging, since HPUX does not allow socket files.
# 4  
Old 05-22-2018
Jim,
Thanks for the response. I'm using the fs_backup script in a cron job for the backup. Would I use the invalid=bypass key in the script or in the command line in the cron?

Thanks!
Joe
# 5  
Old 05-23-2018
It is part of the pax command line. My version of the man page for pax on hpux shows it use.
# 6  
Old 05-23-2018
Jim,
I'm finding the MAN pages to be a bit obtuse on this. I've modified my command line as follows:
/usr/bin/pax -w -a -x pax $verbose_option invalid=bypass -f $device_file_name -o graph=$graph_file_name " 2
>&1 >> $log_file
But now I get the error:
pax: invalid=bypass : No such file or directory
pax: -f : No such file or directory
/dev/rtape/tape2_BEST.old
pax: -o : No such file or directory
pax: graph=/var/sam/my_files_to_backup : No such file or directory
000000000000000000003000000000000006455xustar00rootsys/dev/rtape/tape2_BEST.old00006660000002000000200000000000133012131
5200147323ustar00binbin00000160000014

So I must be using the option in the wrong place or the wrong way. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Joe
# 7  
Old 05-23-2018
Okay:
Code:
/usr/bin/pax -w -a -x -o invalid=bypass -o graph=$graph_file_name  -f $device_file_name  2>&1 >> $log_file

you already have a -o section.

Edit: remove a spurious double quote. oops.

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