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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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