I am sure it is my fault (I have be a sys admin for 20 years) find / -iname (whatever) does not find anything
here is the beginning of the debug search on the system where it does not work consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_D , fts_level= 0, prev_depth=-2147483648 fts_path=`/', fts_accpath=`/' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_D , fts_level= 1, prev_depth=0 fts_path=`/cgroup', fts_accpath=`cgroup' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_D , fts_level= 2, prev_depth=1 fts_path=`/cgroup/freezer', fts_accpath=`freezer' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_D , fts_level= 3, prev_depth=2 fts_path=`/cgroup/freezer/libvirt', fts_accpath=`libvirt' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_D , fts_level= 4, prev_depth=3 fts_path=`/cgroup/freezer/libvirt/lxc', fts_accpath=`lxc' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 5, prev_depth=4 fts_path=`/cgroup/freezer/libvirt/lxc/freezer.state', fts_accpath=`freezer.state' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 5, prev_depth=5 fts_path=`/cgroup/freezer/libvirt/lxc/cgroup.event_control', fts_accpath=`cgroup.event_control' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 5, prev_depth=5 fts_path=`/cgroup/freezer/libvirt/lxc/notify_on_release', fts_accpath=`notify_on_release' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 5, prev_depth=5 fts_path=`/cgroup/freezer/libvirt/lxc/cgroup.procs', fts_accpath=`cgroup.procs' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 5, prev_depth=5 fts_path=`/cgroup/freezer/libvirt/lxc/tasks', fts_accpath=`tasks' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_DP, fts_level= 4, prev_depth=5 fts_path=`/cgroup/freezer/libvirt/lxc', fts_accpath=`lxc' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_D , fts_level= 4, prev_depth=4 fts_path=`/cgroup/freezer/libvirt/qemu', fts_accpath=`qemu' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 5, prev_depth=4 fts_path=`/cgroup/freezer/libvirt/qemu/freezer.state', fts_accpath=`freezer.state' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 5, prev_depth=5 fts_path=`/cgroup/freezer/libvirt/qemu/cgroup.event_control', fts_accpath=`cgroup.event_control' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 5, prev_depth=5 fts_path=`/cgroup/freezer/libvirt/qemu/notify_on_release', fts_accpath=`notify_on_release' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 5, prev_depth=5 fts_path=`/cgroup/freezer/libvirt/qemu/cgroup.procs', fts_accpath=`cgroup.procs' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 5, prev_depth=5 fts_path=`/cgroup/freezer/libvirt/qemu/tasks', fts_accpath=`tasks' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_DP, fts_level= 4, prev_depth=5 fts_path=`/cgroup/freezer/libvirt/qemu', fts_accpath=`qemu' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 4, prev_depth=4 fts_path=`/cgroup/freezer/libvirt/freezer.state', fts_accpath=`freezer.state' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 4, prev_depth=4 fts_path=`/cgroup/freezer/libvirt/cgroup.event_control', fts_accpath=`cgroup.event_control' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 4, prev_depth=4 fts_path=`/cgroup/freezer/libvirt/notify_on_release', fts_accpath=`notify_on_release' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 4, prev_depth=4 fts_path=`/cgroup/freezer/libvirt/cgroup.procs', fts_accpath=`cgroup.procs' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 4, prev_depth=4 fts_path=`/cgroup/freezer/libvirt/tasks', fts_accpath=`tasks' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_DP, fts_level= 3, prev_depth=4 fts_path=`/cgroup/freezer/libvirt', fts_accpath=`libvirt' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 3, prev_depth=3 fts_path=`/cgroup/freezer/release_agent', fts_accpath=`release_agent' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 3, prev_depth=3 fts_path=`/cgroup/freezer/cgroup.event_control', fts_accpath=`cgroup.event_control' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 3, prev_depth=3 fts_path=`/cgroup/freezer/notify_on_release', fts_accpath=`notify_on_release' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 3, prev_depth=3 fts_path=`/cgroup/freezer/cgroup.procs', fts_accpath=`cgroup.procs' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 3, prev_depth=3 fts_path=`/cgroup/freezer/tasks', fts_accpath=`tasks' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_DP, fts_level= 2, prev_depth=3 fts_path=`/cgroup/freezer', fts_accpath=`freezer' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_D , fts_level= 2, prev_depth=2 fts_path=`/cgroup/cpuset', fts_accpath=`cpuset' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_D , fts_level= 3, prev_depth=2 fts_path=`/cgroup/cpuset/libvirt', fts_accpath=`libvirt' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_D , fts_level= 4, prev_depth=3 fts_path=`/cgroup/cpuset/libvirt/lxc', fts_accpath=`lxc' here is the beginning of the debug on a very similar system where it works consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_D , fts_level= 0, prev_depth=-2147483648 fts_path=`/', fts_accpath=`/' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 1, prev_depth=0 fts_path=`/.autorelabel', fts_accpath=`.autorelabel' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_D , fts_level= 1, prev_depth=1 fts_path=`/lost+found', fts_accpath=`lost+found' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_DP, fts_level= 1, prev_depth=1 fts_path=`/lost+found', fts_accpath=`lost+found' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_D , fts_level= 1, prev_depth=1 fts_path=`/home', fts_accpath=`home' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_D , fts_level= 2, prev_depth=1 fts_path=`/home/joelback', fts_accpath=`joelback' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 3, prev_depth=2 fts_path=`/home/joelback/joelhome', fts_accpath=`joelhome' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_DP, fts_level= 2, prev_depth=3 fts_path=`/home/joelback', fts_accpath=`joelback' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_D , fts_level= 2, prev_depth=2 fts_path=`/home/bybbye', fts_accpath=`bybbye' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 3, prev_depth=2 fts_path=`/home/bybbye/.bashrc', fts_accpath=`.bashrc' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 3, prev_depth=3 fts_path=`/home/bybbye/.profile', fts_accpath=`.profile' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 3, prev_depth=3 fts_path=`/home/bybbye/.bash_logout', fts_accpath=`.bash_logout' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_DP, fts_level= 2, prev_depth=3 fts_path=`/home/bybbye', fts_accpath=`bybbye' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_D , fts_level= 2, prev_depth=2 fts_path=`/home/oracle', fts_accpath=`oracle' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 3, prev_depth=2 fts_path=`/home/oracle/.rman_history', fts_accpath=`.rman_history' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 3, prev_depth=3 fts_path=`/home/oracle/ora101-2', fts_accpath=`ora101-2' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 3, prev_depth=3 fts_path=`/home/oracle/testit.lst', fts_accpath=`testit.lst' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 3, prev_depth=3 fts_path=`/home/oracle/rman_workshop1', fts_accpath=`rman_workshop1' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_D , fts_level= 3, prev_depth=3 fts_path=`/home/oracle/.config', fts_accpath=`.config' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_D , fts_level= 4, prev_depth=3 fts_path=`/home/oracle/.config/gtk-2.0', fts_accpath=`gtk-2.0' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 5, prev_depth=4 fts_path=`/home/oracle/.config/gtk-2.0/gtkfilechooser.ini', fts_accpath=`gtkfilechooser.ini' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_DP, fts_level= 4, prev_depth=5 fts_path=`/home/oracle/.config/gtk-2.0', fts_accpath=`gtk-2.0' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_D , fts_level= 4, prev_depth=4 fts_path=`/home/oracle/.config/gnome-session', fts_accpath=`gnome-session' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_D , fts_level= 5, prev_depth=4 fts_path=`/home/oracle/.config/gnome-session/saved-session', fts_accpath=`saved-session' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_DP, fts_level= 5, prev_depth=5 fts_path=`/home/oracle/.config/gnome-session/saved-session', fts_accpath=`saved-session' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_DP, fts_level= 4, prev_depth=5 fts_path=`/home/oracle/.config/gnome-session', fts_accpath=`gnome-session' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_D , fts_level= 4, prev_depth=4 fts_path=`/home/oracle/.config/gnome-disk-utility', fts_accpath=`gnome-disk-utility' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_D , fts_level= 5, prev_depth=4 fts_path=`/home/oracle/.config/gnome-disk-utility/ata-smart-ignore', fts_accpath=`ata-smart-ignore' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_DP, fts_level= 5, prev_depth=5 fts_path=`/home/oracle/.config/gnome-disk-utility/ata-smart-ignore', fts_accpath=`ata-smart-ignore' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_DP, fts_level= 4, prev_depth=5 fts_path=`/home/oracle/.config/gnome-disk-utility', fts_accpath=`gnome-disk-utility' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 4, prev_depth=4 fts_path=`/home/oracle/.config/user-dirs.locale', fts_accpath=`user-dirs.locale' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_NSOK, fts_level= 4, prev_depth=4 fts_path=`/home/oracle/.config/user-dirs.dirs', fts_accpath=`user-dirs.dirs' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_D , fts_level= 4, prev_depth=4 fts_path=`/home/oracle/.config/ibus', fts_accpath=`ibus' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_D , fts_level= 5, prev_depth=4 fts_path=`/home/oracle/.config/ibus/bus', fts_accpath=`bus' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_DP, fts_level= 5, prev_depth=5 fts_path=`/home/oracle/.config/ibus/bus', fts_accpath=`bus' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_DP, fts_level= 4, prev_depth=5 fts_path=`/home/oracle/.config/ibus', fts_accpath=`ibus' consider_visiting: fts_info=FTS_D , fts_level= 4, prev_depth=4 fts_path=`/home/oracle/.config/autostart', fts_accpath=`autostart' it has been working just as always then it stopped. [root@rhel-free ~]# find --version find (GNU findutils) 4.4.2 Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html > This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Written by Eric B. Decker, James Youngman, and Kevin Dalley. Built using GNU gnulib version e5573b1bad88bfabcda181b9e0125fb0c52b7d3b Features enabled: D_TYPE O_NOFOLLOW(enabled) LEAF_OPTIMISATION SELINUX FTS() CBO(level=0) The only other information I can give you is I recently updated this system (yum upgrade) to try to fix this but it did not work. Please let my know if you need any other information and thanks in advance. Joel
