Thanks for the report! This is the intended functionality (only the "slocate" group can read the database). Please check your install of the "slocate" tool, it should have the correct permissions to allow for it to run correctly:
$ ls -la $(which slocate) -rwxr-sr-x 1 root slocate 35848 2007-10-02 12:00 /usr/bin/slocate* ** Changed in: slocate (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- locate command broken. Bad perms on /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/78739 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs