Retrospect Settings for Linux

To install on Ubuntu 9.10 download the redhat version. Create a deb file from that by using alien with the --scripts parameter. Install the deb package. Set the password by running ./rpm-post-install.sh in the /usr/local/dantz/client/ directory. If you need to reset the password you need to delete the /var/log/retroclient.state file (or rename it to be safe)

You can exclude directories by editing the /etc/retroclient.excludes file. Then run retrocpl with the -exclude on option, e.g. retrocpl -exclude on

For Reference:
/usr/local/dantz/client/retrocpl help file contents:
[OPTIONS]
-on|off Turn the client on or off without shutting down
the client process
-stop Shutdown the client process
-readonly [on|off] Set the client read-only mode
(default is read/write)
-exclude [on|off] Turn on or off processing of
/etc/retroclient.excludes
-notifyafter [on|off] Turn on or off notification after backup
dialog message
-notifynobackup [on|off]Turn on or off notification dialog if no
backup in days
-notifynumdays [number of days] Set the number of days before a notification
of no backup dialog appears
-log n Set the logging level to n (default=6)
Logs are saved in /var/log/retroclient.log
and /var/log/retropds.log
--help Display this message

[PROACTIVE_OPTIONS]
asap Request a backup as soon as possible
normal Return to the normal backup schedule
mm:dd:yyyy:hh:mm Defer backup until after the specified time
skipdays=n Defer backup for n days

Retrospect Client version 7.6.100
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If there is a problem with backups may need to comment out the "RETROSPECT_HOME" lines in /etc/profile - from a discussion board. I don't have a "DISPLAY", since everything is managed via command line. The installer automatically puts the "RETROSPECT_HOME" environment variable in the system login (profile) script. Perhaps when the server was trying to back up the system, it tries to put up a dialog. Because there is no GUI, it fails which defers the backup.