On Sat, 18 Aug 2007, Steve Searle wrote: > Around 01:56am on Saturday, August 18, 2007 (UK time), Scott Ehrlich scrawled: > >> Trying tar cvf /mnt/samba_share/backup.tar /* eventually yields backing up >> /mnt, which produces an unwanted loop, including /mnt/samba_share >> >> I looked at tar with --exclude /mnt but didn't seem to get the results I >> wanted. > > tar cvf /mnt/samba_share/backup.tar --exclude=/mnt /* > > I'd also use nfs, not samba. I'm working on a centralized, single-sign-on account structure from the server to the workstations, combining Linux and XP. I've been told OpenLDAP with Kerberos can do it. Help here would also be most appreciated. > > Steve > > -- > > A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. > Q: Why is top-posting a bad thing? > > 02:00:14 up 12 days, 14:24, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 >