Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 03:10:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: conf/21535: /etc/periodic/weekly/310.locate only builds FULL system database without 'echo' and '|nice...' args Message-ID: <200009251010.DAA34536@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR conf/21535; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org> To: glenn@intextonline.com Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: conf/21535: /etc/periodic/weekly/310.locate only builds FULL system database without 'echo' and '|nice...' args Date: 25 Sep 2000 12:03:39 +0200 glenn@intextonline.com writes: > I discovered the problem first tonight when doing a 'locate portsentry.conf' > which resides in /usr/local/psionic/portsentry. When I did a locate it > didn't come up with the filename. I was however able to find it by > doing find '/ -name portsentry.con -print'. The directory that file is in is not readable by user 'nobody', so it is not visible to locate.updatedb. This is a feature, not a bug; locate should not reveal information that a normal user couldn't normally obtain without locate. DES -- Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@ofug.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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