There is a second possibility. The file you are looking for is in a directory which is not readable and executable by world. updatedb is run by nobody, which doesn't have any real permissions. Running updatedb as root will allow everyone's files to be listed, even if the directory are not world readable. There is a version of updatedb which is being investigated which records all files, with permissions. The corresponding locate only releases information which is accessible by the user. Of course, the database is larger.
-- Kevin Dalley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
