I'm guessing that you defined the EXCLUDE something like this: DEF CLIENTOPT cloptsetname INCLEXCL "EXCLUDE *:\...\documents and settings\...\userclass.dat"
(I used two lines to hopefully avoid bad wrapping in this post, but it is all one command.) Because of the spaces in the file specification, TSM sees it like this: EXCLUDE *:\...\documents If you were to put this in a dsm.opt file, you would need to use quotes like this: EXCLUDE "*:\...\documents and settings\...\userclass.dat" It is no different for client option sets. The double quotes are necessary in order for TSM to parse the entire file specification correctly. To fix this problem: 1) Delete the incorrect EXCLUDE in your client options set. 2) Define the EXCLUDE like this: DEF CLIENTOPT cloptsetname INCLEXCL 'EXCLUDE "*:\...\documents and settings\...\userclass.dat"' Note the use of single and double quotes. Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (change eye to i to reply) The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/18/2002 05:43 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Whats wrong with this EXCLUDE Can someone point out the obvious error(s) of my way........ I have the following statement in my CLOPTSET: EXCLUDE *:\...\documents and settings\...\usrclass.dat 10/17/2002 20:42:49 ANE4987E (Session: 1853, Node: UCC-PC84) Error processing '\\ucc-pc84\c$\Documents and Settings\kperdue.ADM.VCU.EDU\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\UsrClass.dat': the object is in use by another process Yes, I checked and the CLOPTSET is active for this node and this statement is FORCE=YES !