> Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > >I suspect this is the pertinent bit. per nam updatedb, $LOCALUSER > >controls which user is used to search local directories. When the cron > >job runs, it uses "nobody", when you run it, it runs as you. So you > >(most likely) have read permissions on your local dirs, but I bet > >"nobody" doesn't.
On 16.12.06 10:02, Marc Shapiro wrote: > BINGO!!! > > Both /home an ~/ have permissions of 755, giving read access to everyone > (my wife and I are the only persons with physical access). However, > ~/.mozilla has permissions of 700, no access to anyone but me! > > Is it reasonable to let updatedb run as root, so that ALL directories > would be included, or is this a Bad Idea (TM)? try using slocate, it checks file access itself, so you will see files you have access to. -- Matus UHLAR - fantomas, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; http://www.fantomas.sk/ Warning: I wish NOT to receive e-mail advertising to this address. Varovanie: na tuto adresu chcem NEDOSTAVAT akukolvek reklamnu postu. Silvester Stallone: Father of the RISC concept. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
