Willie, The problem with filesystems not backing up under ADSM 3.1.2.50 CLIENT 3.1.20.6 AIX 4.3.3 Has been corrected after updating the CLIENT 3.1.20.8. The include/exclude file is working properly also. Thank you for the assistance in this matter. Sincerely, Bart Bart G. Colbert UNIX Systems Administrator Rayonier, Inc.