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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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Subject: Re: Misuse of 'nobody' user for locate(1)
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On Fri, 21 Sep 2001, Crist J. Clark wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 21, 2001 at 10:42:31PM +1000, Bruce Evans wrote:
> > The location was supposed to be controlled by /etc/rc.locate, with the
> > update script providing a default.  It was another bug that the periodic
> > script hard-coded the location.
>
> It might also be considered a bug that the location of the database is
> hardcoded into locate(1). I would have expected locate(1) to check the
> /etc/locate.rc file. However, it does not.
>
> If I make these changes, that point is moot.

OK, please make them.

Bruce


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