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From: Stroller <stroller@××××××××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] fcron driving me crazy
Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:54:12
Message-Id: C6E1811F-5C73-4E20-BD06-FA982FBC5AA9@stellar.eclipse.co.uk
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] fcron driving me crazy by meino.cramer@gmx.de
1 On 8 Oct 2008, at 04:10, meino.cramer@×××.de wrote:
2 > ...
3 > every fcron is starting updatedb. I dont need this service on a
4 > daily basis. I am starting updatedb by hand if I need a fresh db.
5 > But I need a full fcron installed for other purposes, so I need
6 > to find the script, which tells fcron to start updatedb.
7
8 If you don't know where the above script is...
9
10 > I have tried to disable all scripts, but it seems, that I am
11 > not able to do so ;)
12 >
13 > I edited also roots fcrontab and my own fcrontab to not
14 > to start updatedb -- they are fixed.
15
16 ... then why did you do this? What did you edit & what were the results?
17
18 > My question: Where are other "things" installed, which
19 > trigger updatedb on a daily basis?
20
21 /etc/cron.daily/slocate
22
23 It is put there by sys-apps/slocate itself. You can move it to
24 cron.weekly if you prefer (although frankly, I don't know why this
25 would upset you so much).

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Re: [gentoo-user] fcron driving me crazy Jorge Peixoto de Morais Neto <please.no.spam.here@×××××.com>