From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 10 14:30:58 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EBA26106567D for ; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:30:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from remegius@comcast.net) Received: from QMTA10.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net (qmta10.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net [76.96.62.17]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A5DFF8FC12 for ; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:30:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from remegius@comcast.net) Received: from OMTA06.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.51]) by QMTA10.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id o9p01Z00316LCl05AEWlbj; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:30:45 +0000 Received: from localhost ([67.188.180.64]) by OMTA06.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id oEWv1Z00B1PlroK3SEWvAd; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:30:56 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=0MGevbmNXwOUt4W54pgA:9 a=N7dvDO_2YgIOQbEdNDIA:7 a=XkSOpefh9XjDsXJ14SS-AHjRI3YA:4 a=MxZ3bB5I4kYA:10 Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:30:54 -0700 From: Rem P Roberti To: RW Message-ID: <20080710143054.GA99511@remdogbsd> Mail-Followup-To: RW , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Locate command X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:30:59 -0000 > > > Rem P Roberti wrote: > > > Whenever I do a "locate" command on a new installation I get this > > > message: > > > > > > locate: database too small: /var/db/locate.database > > > > > > Can someone give me a heads up on how to fix this? > > > > > > Run this shell script: > > > > /etc/periodic/weekly/310.locate > > > > You might also think about installing sysutils/anacron, so that the > period scripts get run even if the machine is not left on overnight. I didn't know about this program, and I will definitely do an install. Than you. Rem