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quepp42

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Registered: 2009-09-15

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'locate' command not working [SOLVED]

Whenever I try to use the 'locate' command it gives this error:

locate: can not stat () `/var/lib/mlocate/mlocate.db': No such file or directory

I checked pacman and i downloaded mlocate but it doesn't seem to make any difference. What am I doing wrong?

Last edited by quepp42 (2009-09-17 05:13:07)

Allan

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Re: 'locate' command not working [SOLVED]

Try updating (possibly creating in your case) the database.  "updatedb" as root.

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ewaller

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Re: 'locate' command not working [SOLVED]

run updatedb first.  You can run it manually from the command line.

It should have scheduled itself as a cron job when you installed slocate.  If you just installed slocate, it will not have run yet.  Otherwise, make sure you have a cron daemon running and that there is an updatedb task scheduled.  Also, make sure your computer is on when it it is scheduled

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quepp42

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Registered: 2009-09-15

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Re: 'locate' command not working [SOLVED]

thanks homies, it worked ^_^

loveqq1943

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Re: 'locate' command not working [SOLVED]

thx, this post solved my problem too

Inxsible

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Re: 'locate' command not working [SOLVED]

loveqq1943, do not necro-bump threads with empty posts.

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