From owner-freebsd-doc Sat Oct 31 07:47:19 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id HAA09682 for freebsd-doc-outgoing; Sat, 31 Oct 1998 07:47:19 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from shell6.ba.best.com (shell6.ba.best.com [206.184.139.137]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id HAA09677 for ; Sat, 31 Oct 1998 07:47:18 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jkb@shell6.ba.best.com) Received: (from jkb@localhost) by shell6.ba.best.com (8.9.0/8.9.0/best.sh) id HAA23660; Sat, 31 Oct 1998 07:44:49 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <19981031074448.A23119@best.com> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 07:44:48 -0800 From: "Jan B. Koum " To: Michael , freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: database too small References: <005d01be04e3$4ac0f700$856929cb@Mynet> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93.2i In-Reply-To: <005d01be04e3$4ac0f700$856929cb@Mynet>; from Michael on Sun, Nov 01, 1998 at 02:29:00AM +1100 Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Sun, Nov 01, 1998 at 02:29:00AM +1100, Michael wrote: > Dear sir: > > when I try to find some files locate > I type : > #locate XXX. some things > I get messgae as: > locate: database too small: /var/db/locate.database > and how can i make it big? > can I get some help? > > Thanks for your time! > > Michael > > mike@aunet.net.au > This should really go to freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, please direct all your FreeBSD related questions there. To answer your problem - run "/usr/libexec/locate.updatedb" as root. -- Yan I don't have the password .... + Jan Koum But the path is chainlinked .. | Spelled Jan, pronounced Yan. There. So if you've got the time .... | Web: http://www.best.com/~jkb Set the tone to sync ......... + OS: http://www.FreeBSD.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message