Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 00:20:10 -0700 (PDT) From: "Bryan K. Ogawa" <bkogawa@primenet.com> To: honglu@rt66.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: locate ? boot manager? (fwd) Message-ID: <199610140720.AAA17226@foo.primenet.com> References: <> <Pine.LNX.3.91.961013174936.1503D-100000@blast>
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In localhost.freebsd.questions you write: >When I type "updatedb", error message: no such command!! There is no >"updatedb" to update database!! Is there other command? I believe that updatedb is in libexec. Try typing the full path: /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb Or, run the weekly script by hand: /etc/weekly >Henry H Lu >http://www.tc.umn.edu/nlhome/m508/luxxx012/ >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 03:55:09 -0700 (PDT) >From: Bryan K. Ogawa <bkogawa@primenet.com> >To: honglu@rt66.com >Cc: questions@freebsd.org >Newgroups: localhost.freebsd.questions >Subject: Re: locate ? boot manager? >In localhost.freebsd.questions you write: >>I just installed 2.1.5 version. Locate does work since there is no >>updatedb I used use in linux. ?? >Yes, it will work, but you do need the database. Usually it's rebuilt >once a week (on Friday at about 3:30 AM). If you don't have your >computer on at that time, you can run it by hand (as root) when you >get a chance. Mine just ran a few minutes ago. :) >>How can I change boot easy config once installed? >I've done this, but I'm not sure I got it right, and I don't know if I >want to have you go and try stuff that can toast your hard drive. :) >I'll pass this time. >>Henry H Lu >>http://www.tc.umn.edu/nlhome/m508/luxxx012/ >-- >bryan k ogawa <bkogawa@primenet.com> http://www.primenet.com/~bkogawa/ -- bryan k ogawa <bkogawa@primenet.com> http://www.primenet.com/~bkogawa/
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