Re: updatedb.mlocate
On Sat, Apr 09, 2022 at 11:04:18AM -0500, Roy J. Tellason, Sr. wrote:
> So around midnight I am seeing a burst of activity, which sometimes interferes with whatever else I happen to be doing at the time. Looking at the process list, I see the above-referenced come and go. I didn't want this, and it's not apparent to me how to deal with it.
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> How do I find out where this is invoked, so I can get rid of it?
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You can uninstall the mlocate package. Or, you can edit
/etc/cron.daily/mlocate and comment out the cron entry. That would
leave the package installed, but you would need to keep the database
updated manually.
Regards,
-Roberto
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Roberto C. Sánchez
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