[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: 'locate' does not check permissions



Pedro Zorzenon Neto wrote:
> 
> 'slocate' is what I needed.
> 
> Since this computer is turned off at night, cron will not run 
> slocate updates. so I put a line in root's crontab:
> 
>    @reboot sleep 1200; /usr/bin/nice -n 19 /etc/cron.daily/slocate
> 
> That makes my slocate database always updated.

You should better install anacron, it will ensure daily/weekly/monthly
jobs are run even if the machine is not turned on 24h a day !

-- 
Christophe "CHiPs" PETIT <chips@chips.fr.eu.org>   http://chips.free.fr/
Linux-Nantes: partagez votre savoir - http://www.linux-nantes.fr.eu.org/
Debian: When Code Matters More Than Commercials -
http://www.debian.org/  
[A pound of salt will not sweeten a single cup of tea.]



Reply to: