How to Exclude Mount Points on Linux Client
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How to Exclude Mount Points on Linux Client
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Retrospect Client for Linux by default lists every mount point as separate volumes to be protected. To exclude a subset of these, you can create a /etc/retroclient.excludes file with the following format:
# exclude these 3 mount points:
/dev/shm
/run
/snap/gnome-logs/73
To troubleshoot it:
- Turn up logging: sudo /usr/local/retrospect/client/retroclient -log 9
- Add Linux Client to Engine
- Turn down logging: sudo /usr/local/retrospect/client/retroclient -log 1
- In /var/log/retropds.log, review these entries:
FSBuildExcludeList: excluding ...
The log will help you diagnose the issue.
Last Update: January 27, 2022
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