Exclude file/folder from pkgacct

[PatrickVeenstra]

I want to automatically create cpmove files (cron job). I want to keep always one complete backup (just in case something goes terribly wrong during the backup process), but the new one should not include that one. So I have to exclude the existing cpmove file (home/mydomain/backups/cpmove-mydomain.tar.gz) from the new backup. How can I do that?

 

[24x7server]

Hello ,

Yes, You can exclude any files/folder from user backup by updating /home/username/cpbackup-exclude.conf file. Please check following URL and try to update your file.

https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CKB/How+to+Exclude+Files+From+Backups

 

[cPanelMichael]

Hello,

Regarding the previous response, that is the correct method of excluding files from backups. However, keep the following points in mind:

• If you initiate a Home Directory backup in cPanel's Backup interface(Home >> Files >> Backup), the global and local exclude files do not affect the contents of the backup file.
• If you perform a backup with the /scripts/pkgacct script, the global and exclude files do not affect the contents of the backup file.
• The global and local exclude files apply to the account backups that you manage in WHM's Backup section (Home >> Backup) and the Download or Generate a Full Website Backup feature in cPanel's Backup interface (Home >> Files >> Backup).

Thank you.