Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2003 17:16:01 +0100 From: Ceri Davies <setantae@submonkey.net> To: Santos <sansan@cas.port995.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Periodic scripts Message-ID: <20030608161601.GA21788@submonkey.net> In-Reply-To: <3EE327E4.1040304@cas.port995.com> References: <3EE327E4.1040304@cas.port995.com>
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On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 01:11:16PM +0100, Santos wrote:
> Why there is a weekly script that rebuilds the locate database when:
>
> >>> WARNING
> >>> Executing updatedb as root. This WILL reveal all filenames
> >>> on your machine to all login users, which is a security risk.
To save you from yourself by the sound of it :^)
>From the aforementioned weekly script:
echo /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb | nice -5 su -fm nobody || rc=3
Your other question was already answered.
Ceri
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