On Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:39:04 -0500, tom wrote:

> I thought using the command: $ locate <named files>  would work, but
> nothing happens, even if I su to root.  Any help appreciated.

Is it a brand new installation that less than 24 hours old?
Any way, run 

 updatedb

as root. 

PS. I recommend using mlocate package instead of the plain locate.

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