On Sat, Jan 07, 2006 at 06:11:56AM +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > When LOCATE_PATH is not set, slocate can read the default database: > > dixsept:~> slocate bin/browser > /home/vlefevre/bin/browser > /home/vlefevre/greux/bin/browser > > But not when it is set: > > dixsept:~> LOCATE_PATH=/users/spaces/vlefevre/private/locate/home.db slocate > bin/browser > slocate: fatal error: Could not obtain information on database file > '/var/lib/slocate/slocate.db': Permission denied > zsh: exit 1 LOCATE_PATH=/users/spaces/vlefevre/private/locate/home.db > slocate bin/browser > > Moreover, the -d option doesn't work: > > dixsept:~> slocate -d /users/spaces/vlefevre/private/locate/home.db > bin/browser > dixsept:~>
This is odd. On my system I setup a test environment. The default db '/var/lib/slocate/slocate.db' only has the following entries: /root/db /root/db/in_main_db I also made an alternative db '/tmp/alt.db' which has the following entries: /root/db /root/db/in_alt_db Without LOCATE_PATH set, I get this: trakker:~/db# echo $LOCATE_PATH trakker:~/db# slocate in_main /root/db/in_main_db With LOCATE_PATH set, I get this: trakker:~/db# echo $LOCATE_PATH /tmp/alt.db trakker:~/db# slocate in_main /root/db/in_main_db trakker:~/db# slocate in_alt /root/db/in_alt_db -d seems to be working here: trakker:~/db# slocate -d /tmp/alt.db in_alt /root/db/in_alt_db trakker:~/db# slocate -d /tmp/alt.db in_main trakker:~/db# Can you provide any futher debugging info? Thanks, Kevin- -- Kevin Lindsay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP Key Id: 746C51F4
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