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Date:      Sun, 23 Sep 2001 05:02:08 +1000 (EST)
From:      Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
To:        <cjclark@alum.mit.edu>
Cc:        <freebsd-audit@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Misuse of 'nobody' user for locate(1)
Message-ID:  <20010923050014.V9351-100000@delplex.bde.org>
In-Reply-To: <20010921100914.A980@blossom.cjclark.org>

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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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