On Sat, 26 May 2001, Wayne Topa wrote: > Subject: Re: /etc/rc* and locate > Date: Fri, May 25, 2001 at 08:20:47PM +0100 > > In reply to:john gennard > > Quoting john gennard([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > On Fri, 25 May 2001, ray p wrote: > > > > > > > Thanks for the replies. > > > > I don't understand Noah's point - as I said, I ran 'updatedb' after > > removing qmail and the only files shown by the 'locate qmail' > > command were those which were not under /etc/rc*. > > > I have no > > program which runs update nightly. > > I think you do. see /etc/cron.daily/find > Sorry, I didn't know that. Makes the anomaly even more difficult to understand though - even today 'locate' shows the files present whilst they are not.
> > > > Today, using Kevin's 'locate -e' does not show the files - as he said > > would be the case. I've just run 'updatedb' once more and again > > I'm told the files are still there. Seems illogical and puzzling to me. > >
