On Wed, 17 Jan 2001, ktb wrote: > On Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 09:30:18PM -0500, RAccess wrote: > > On Wed, 17 Jan 2001, ktb wrote: > > > > > On Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 07:50:20PM -0500, RAccess wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi. I would like to know how to use the env variables such as PRUNEFS > > > > and > > > > PRUNEPATHS. They are supposed to be exported from /etc/updatedb.conf but > > > > they never do. updatedb runs without them. All I have changed so far is > > > > contents of these variables. > > > > > > > > I am running testing/woody. Thanks folks. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I got curious and started messing around with this. I'm running potato. > > > Didn't work for me either. If you want the variables available to you > > > all the time you can put the following in your /root/.bashrc - > > > > > > if [ -f /etc/updatedb.conf ] > > > then > > > . /etc/updatedb.conf > > > fi > > > > > > If you want to export these variables occasionally at the command line - > > > # . /etc/updatedb.conf > > > > > > > I do not always log in as root. The /root/.bashrc is hardly ever used. The > > cron job on the system takes care of the updatedb. So I am thinking that > > there should be some way for the script for the cronjob to see and use > > these variables. I am not sure how to go about this, because I never > > played with cronjob scripts before. I am not even sure if this would be a > > good idea. > > > > I find it strange that debian by default doesn't have these options > > enabled and in working order. This is not Redhat people! :) > > > > The reason I said put it in /root was because if you don't run > "updatedb" as root you get - > > $ updatedb > /usr/bin/updatedb: /var/lib/locate/locatedb.n: Permission denied > find: /root/.gnome: Permission denied > find: /root/.gnome_private: Permission denied > find: /root/mail: Permission denied > find: /root/Mail: Permission denied > <snip> > updatedb: new database would be empty > > If you feel strongly about it then check and see if a bug report has > been filed, if not, file one. > kent > > > > -- > I'd really love ta wana help ya Flanders but... Homer Simpson > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
That is hardly a solution. I never run anything as root. As I mentioned earlier, updatedb is run as a cronjob. It runs with out any permission errors (or any other sort of errors). There must be a system user who has enough rights to do so. I like the bug report idea, but I would like to get input here before I do anything like that. RAccess #geeks/irc.openprojects.net -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS GIT GP d- s+: a-- C++ UL+++ P+ L+++ E+ W+++ N+ o K- w--- O- M-- V- PS+ PE Y+ PGP++ t++ 5-- X++ R* tv-- b+ DI+ D- G++ e h! r* !y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
