File search error

tamtam · 12-01-2004, 04:22 AM

Hi,
I am getting an error message when using the search for files untility in Mandrake 10.1.
Error message is ...

Quote:

Error while searching for files.
While searching for files the following errors were reported.

warning: locate: warning: database var/lib/slocate/slocate.db'
is more than 8 days old

Anyone got any ideas why this error keeps on appearing while searching for files.

Regards
TamTam

hostile1313 · 12-01-2004, 04:41 AM

i think if you run updatedb as root this should fix that problem

|2ainman · 12-01-2004, 04:41 AM

that utility is based off the locate command
The locate command searches a database in this case /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db

run this command as root and you should be good to go:

Code:

# updatedb &