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08-12-2005, 01:05 PM
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Registered: Aug 2005
Distribution: Fedora Core 4
Posts: 222
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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?
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08-12-2005, 01:40 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Nov 2004
Location: San Jose, CA
Distribution: Debian, Arch
Posts: 8,507
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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
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08-12-2005, 01:50 PM
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#3
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Registered: Aug 2005
Distribution: Fedora Core 4
Posts: 222
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so the script has to be called "slocate" right?
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08-12-2005, 01:52 PM
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It doesn't have to be, but that's its name on my system.
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08-22-2005, 08:28 AM
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Member
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Distribution: Fedora Core 4
Posts: 222
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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
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08-22-2005, 10:17 AM
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#6
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Senior Member
Registered: Nov 2000
Location: Seattle, WA USA
Distribution: Ubuntu @ Home, RHEL @ Work
Posts: 3,892
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Probably because the cron job hasn't run yet and the updatedb is > 24 hours old.
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08-23-2005, 10:12 AM
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#7
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Distribution: Fedora Core 4
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so when do i know when the update runs automatically then?
me confused 
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08-23-2005, 12:47 PM
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#8
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Registered: Nov 2004
Location: San Jose, CA
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did you make sure the file was executable? are you seeing anything from cron in the system logs?
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08-24-2005, 08:54 AM
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Registered: Aug 2005
Distribution: Fedora Core 4
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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
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08-24-2005, 01:29 PM
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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.
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08-24-2005, 01:38 PM
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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
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08-25-2005, 07:47 AM
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LQ Guru
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No, that's the actual slocate program. In cron.daily, do './slocate'.
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08-25-2005, 12:09 PM
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Member
Registered: Aug 2005
Distribution: Fedora Core 4
Posts: 222
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ow yeah sorry, i forgot the "./"
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