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updatedb daily cron job

hi,

when i sometimes run locate, it tells me if have to enable the updatedb daily cron job
How cna i do this?

Put the following script into /etc/cron.d/slocate:

Code:

#! /bin/sh



if [ -x /usr/bin/updatedb ]

then

        if [ -f /etc/updatedb.conf ]

        then

                nice /usr/bin/updatedb

        else

                nice /usr/bin/updatedb -f proc

        fi

fi

so the script has to be called "slocate" right?

It doesn't have to be, but that's its name on my system.

hi

i added that script but now it's still tells me the update the daily cron job ...
any idea why the "locate" command still tells me this?

thx

Probably because the cron job hasn't run yet and the updatedb is > 24 hours old.

so when do i know when the update runs automatically then?

me confused :rolleyes:

did you make sure the file was executable? are you seeing anything from cron in the system logs?

hi

you have to realize i'm a linux beginner, i dont know how to make a file executable and dont know anything about system logs !

I use linux for 1 month now, so you have to explain it to me because i dont have any idea what you are talking about, sorry

thx

Do 'chmod +x /etc/cron.daily/slocate'. Then try running /etc/cron.daily/slocate (just type it at the command line) and see if you get any errors, or if it works.

hi

does it have to be in cron.d or cron.daily?

I tried running it: went to cron.d and did slocate but then i get this :S

Code:

[root@dd57648b1 cron.d]# slocate

Secure Locate 2.7 - Released January 24, 2003



Copyright (c) 1999, 2000, 2001 Kevin Lindsay & Netnation Communications Inc. &

James A. Woods <jwoods@adobe.com>



search usage:  slocate [-qi] [-d <path>] [--database=<path>] <search string>...

                slocate [-r <regexp>] [--regexp=<regexp>]

database usage: slocate [-qv] [-o <file>] [--output=<file>]

                slocate [-e <dir1,dir2,...>] [-f <fs_type1,...> ] [-l <level>]

                        [-c] <[-U <path>] [-u]>

general usage:  slocate [-Vh] [--version] [--help]



  Options:

  -u                - Create slocate database starting at path /.

  -U <dir>          - Create slocate database starting at path <dir>.

  -c                - Parse original GNU Locate's '/etc/updatedb.conf'

                        when using the -u or -U options.  If 'updatedb' is

                        symbolically linked to the 'slocate' binary, the

                        original configuration file will automatically be

                        used.

  -e <dir1,dir2,...> - Exclude directories from the slocate database when

                        using the -u or -U options.

  -f <fs_type1,...>  - Exclude file system types from the slocate database

                        when using the -u or -U options. (ie. NFS, etc).

  -l <level>        - Security level.

                          0 turns security checks off. This will make

                            searchs faster.

                          1 turns security checks on. This is the default.

  -q                - Quiet mode.  Error messages are suppressed.

  -n <num>          - Limit the amount of results shown to <num>.

  -i                - Does a case insensitive search.

  -r <regexp>

  --regexp=<regexp>  - Search the database using a basic POSIX regular

                        expression.

  -o <file>

  --output=<file>    - Specifies the database to create.

  -d <path>

  --database=<path>  - Specfies the path of databases to search in.

  -h

  --help            - Display this help.

  -v

  --verbose          - Verbose mode. Display files when creating database.

  -V

  --version          - Display version.



Author: Kevin Lindsay

Bugs:  klindsay@mkintraweb.com

FTP:    ftp://ftp.geekreview.org/slocate/

        ftp://ftp.mkintraweb.com/pub/linux/slocate/

HTTP:  http://www.geekreview.org/slocate/

Is this what is supposed to happen?
I'm just a beginner

No, that's the actual slocate program. In cron.daily, do './slocate'.

ow yeah sorry, i forgot the "./"