problem with the shell command "find

zosimus · 06-12-2005, 08:24 AM

when i use the shell command "find" i get the following message:

find: WARNING: Hard link count is wrong for /proc: this may be a bug in your filesystem driver. Automatically turning on find's -noleaf option. Earlier results may have failed to include directories that should have been searched.

any idea ??

keefaz · 06-12-2005, 08:55 AM

Could you post the complete command that did lead you
to this error message ?

zosimus · 06-12-2005, 09:28 AM

here it is :

[root@localhost yon]# find / -name thunderbird
find: WARNING: Hard link count is wrong for /proc: this may be a bug in your filesystem driver. Automatically turning on find's -noleaf option. Earlier results may have failed to include directories that should have been searched.
[root@localhost yon]#

Boby · 06-12-2005, 10:44 AM

Hello zosimus!

Code:

find / -name "thunderbird"

To find more files that contain the word "thunderbird" try:

Code:

find / -name "thunderbird*"

Also try

Code:

locate thunderbird

..but you have to update the slocate database as root first with

Code:

updatedb

Cheers, Boby!

zosimus · 06-12-2005, 03:44 PM

hy boby

i tried adding the "" but i still get the message :

find: WARNING: Hard link count is wrong for /proc: this may be a bug in your filesystem driver. Automatically turning on find's -noleaf option. Earlier results may have failed to include directories that should have been searched.

reddazz · 06-14-2005, 04:23 PM

I have had the same problems on Slack and Fedora. I will post back if I find a solution (or cause of the problem).

zosimus · 06-14-2005, 04:25 PM

thanks

reddazz · 06-14-2005, 04:28 PM

I've just done a search on google and apparently its a bug in the kernel, but its not serious, so the error can be ignored.