> On Fri, 25 May 2001 15:12:14 EDT, hall answered my question: > > *snip* > > > > > > Is it safe to remove /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db ? > > > and create a new one? > *snip > > with: > > > > I've deleted the existing file on more than one occasion > > and it's been recreated the next time slocate runs with > > no problems. > > > > Doing so is probably the easiest attempt at fixing it. If > > you want to be safe, just rename the existing one so > > that you can put it back if things get even worse... ;-) > > > > Do you have any idea what may have caused this?
I have no clue what may have caused it and since simply deleting it "fixed" it for me, I wasn't that concerned nor interested in why it happened... I snipped that part of your original message in my reply for the same reason ;-) > Did you run slocate after deleting the file > /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db or did you just wait for anacron > to run updatedb for you? Don't really remember. It's been sometime since it happened. My guess is I re-ran it by hand right afterwards to see if it worked or fixed the problem. Regards Hall
