locate coomand

nagavinodh · 09-12-2009, 01:36 AM

Hi,

I got the error when i tried to execute locate command

[root@oraapps /]# locate apachectl
warning: locate: could not open database: /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db: No such file or directory
warning: You need to run the 'updatedb' command (as root) to create the database.
Please have a look at /etc/updatedb.conf to enable the daily cron job.

syg00 · 09-12-2009, 01:39 AM

And did you ?

nagavinodh · 09-12-2009, 01:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by syg00

And did you ?

Thanks for reply.How to backup at OS level?

mobinskariya · 09-12-2009, 01:50 AM

why backup in this context??

arizonagroovejet · 09-12-2009, 09:38 AM

When the fist reply says "And did you?" that's short for "And after attempting to run the locate command and getting a message which tells you exactly what it is you need to do in order to make the locate command work, did you do what the message tells you to do?"

Evidently you didn't otherwise you wouldn't have posted, but seriously, you've posted the answer to your problem.