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:

1. Turn up logging: sudo /usr/local/retrospect/client/retroclient -log 9
2. Add Linux Client to Engine
3. Turn down logging: sudo /usr/local/retrospect/client/retroclient -log 1
4. In /var/log/retropds.log, review these entries:

FSBuildExcludeList: excluding ...

The log will help you diagnose the issue.

Last Update: January 27, 2022