Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 21:27:15 -0400 From: hulk <hulk-baillie@home.com> To: Jonathan Chen <jonathan.chen@itouch.co.nz> Cc: questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: problem??? in /etc/periodic/weekly/310.locate ??? Message-ID: <3AE4D673.25BA2162@home.com> References: <3AE4BEBF.728C627A@home.com> <20010424120640.A98872@itouchnz.itouch> <3AE4CCA2.B2FED509@home.com> <20010424124934.B99763@itouchnz.itouch>
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Jonathan Chen wrote:
>
> On Mon, Apr 23, 2001 at 08:45:22PM -0400, hulk wrote:
> > The script does not execute at all since "nobody" is not in "wheel"and
> > /var/db/locate.database is not updated.
>
> The periodic scripts run as root. root can su to anyone. The wheel
> group requirement is only needed for users attempting to su TO root.
>
> >At least this is how I
> > interpret
> > "permision denied".
>
> What's the output of `ls -l /var/db/locate.database'?
> --
> Jonathan Chen <jonathan.chen@itouch.co.nz>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> "If everything's under control, you're going too slow"
> - Mario Andretti
ls -l /var/db/locate.database returns
-r--r--r-- 1 nobody wheel 1014682 Apr23 20:34
/var/db/locate.database
I am logged in as root and direct execution of the periodic script
says "permision denied".
If "nobody" is added to the "wheel" group the script is directly
executable.
I therefor doubt that the script and/or su run{s} as you say. The
locate.database mod time
will be change by the "touch" cmd but file will not be updated.
Am I on the wrong track?
Al
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