https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=211501
Bug ID: 211501
Summary: locate(1): Misleading help message
Product: Base System
Version: CURRENT
Hardware: Any
OS: Any
Status: New
Severity: Affects Only Me
Priority: ---
Component: misc
Assignee: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
Reporter: li...@peter.de.com
Using locate(1) on a fresh install prints misleading and slightly dangerous
message:
[root@host:~]# locate emacs
locate: database too small: /var/db/locate.database
Run /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb
[root@host:~]# /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb
>>> WARNING
>>> Executing updatedb as root. This WILL reveal all filenames
>>> on your machine to all login users, which is a security risk.
It would be better to link to the periodic job in /etc:
[root@host:~]# /etc/periodic/weekly/310.locate
Rebuilding locate database:
diff --git a/usr.bin/locate/locate/locate.c b/usr.bin/locate/locate/locate.c
index 3a87b14..a6aa8de 100644
--- a/usr.bin/locate/locate/locate.c
+++ b/usr.bin/locate/locate/locate.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ search_mmap(db, s)
len = sb.st_size;
if (len < (2*NBG))
errx(1,
- "database too small: %s\nRun /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb",
+ "database too small: %s\nRun
/etc/periodic/weekly/310.locate",
db);
if ((p = mmap((caddr_t)0, (size_t)len,
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