That's it. When I run updatedb without tweaking the PRUNEPATHS variable, the script hangs (noticeably reading the floppy endlessly). But, if I add /proc/registry to PRUNEPATHS it works fine, even including /cygdrive/c. Also attached is cygcheck.out. Cygwin is running an win2k. So, what's up? This wasn't happening before. have fun Louis
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