[ltp] Problem with updatedb

Bernard DEBREIL linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 21 Aug 2003 12:54:17 GMT


Hi to everyone,

Every now and then, but more often than not, my system (RedHat 7.2 on a =

TP600, RAM 128MB) automatically performs an 'updatedb'. The process take=
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several minutes, time during which every other task is being reduced to =

near zero speed. At times, it is becoming very annoying.=20

I wonder if I could modify something in my config so that 'updatedb' is =

not being performed automatically. Could someone tell me something about=
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it, and, also, what problems could possibly be occur following such a=20
change ?

With my other computer (running on RH 6.0), I don't have this automatic =

launching of 'updatedb'. True enough, I don't use 'pan' on that one, and=
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I am under the impression that the calls on 'updatedb' could possibly be=
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launched by this software.

Thanks in advance for any hint,

Bernard DEBREIL