No slocate.db file. Can't updatedb

hottdogg · 05-15-2006, 01:02 AM

I use slackware 10.2

Few days ago I wanted to run updatedb. Here's what I got...

Code:

#updatedb
warning: updatedb: could not open database: /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db: No such file or directory

What's the solution?

gbonvehi · 05-15-2006, 01:39 AM

You can recreate it with: touch /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db

peteaxon · 05-15-2006, 01:40 AM

As root enter the following,

touch /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db

This creates the new file "slocate.db", (Note: touch can be used to update a file's last accessed date or in this case to create a new empty file).

Now you can run "updatedb" (also as root)

cs-cam · 05-15-2006, 03:00 AM

Sure you need to do that? I got that warning after a fresh install not long ago but notice, it's a warning, not an error. It created the file and went on to build the database by itself.

pdw_hu · 05-15-2006, 04:46 AM

Use, updatedb -c /etc/updatedb.conf, instead of plain updatedb.

mpm · 06-04-2006, 10:37 PM

On my system, locatedb failed after upgrading to my distro's latest revision (Kubuntu Dapper).
Thanks for the tips! For me these 2 things (from different sections of this thread) fixed the issue.

sudo touch /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db
sudo updatedb -c /etc/updatedb.conf

cwwilson721 · 06-04-2006, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mpm

On my system, locatedb failed after upgrading to my distro's latest revision (Kubuntu Dapper).

Another distro fixed by Slackers.

Never doubt the power of Slackware.....lol

theoffset · 06-04-2006, 11:54 PM

In my experience running

Code:

slocate -u

always works, even if there's no slocate.db database.

cwwilson721 · 06-04-2006, 11:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theoffset

In my experience running

Code:

slocate -u

always works, even if there's no slocate.db database.

lol
That also creates the db....

hottdogg · 06-05-2006, 01:57 AM

Tnx, I did these:

Code:

touch /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db
updatedb -c /etc/updatedb.conf

what is -c option for in updatedb?
the difference with plain updatedb?

cwwilson721 · 06-05-2006, 06:12 PM

The '-c' creates the database.

Type

Code:

man updatedb