It may indicate a broken link.  Try running updatedb --verbose
>dumpfile  and see if it has a problem. Examine the output file to see if this 
>file/directory generates any updatedb errors.

Fred


Gustav Schaffter wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> In my cron.weekly, there is a script file named makewhatis.cron. Every
> week I get a mail from cron, because the makewhatis produces output.
> 
> So, I tried to execute the command manually, as root.
> 
> The command 'makewhatis -w' gives the output:
> Read file error: ./rec.1 No such file or directory
> 
> I tried 'man makewhatis' but there are no manual entries for makewhatis.
> 
> Can someone enlighten me as to what 'makewhatis' is?
> 
> Second, does anyone understand the error message?
> 
> Best regards
> Gustav
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