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Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 20:39:58 -0400
From: Bill Moran <wmoran@iowna.com>
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To: Chris Dritsas <chrisquestions@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: locate: database too small: ERROR
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Chris Dritsas wrote:
> 
> Good Day,
> 
> When trying to use the 'locate' command I get this error:
> 
>    "locate: database too small: /var/db/locate.database"
> 
> How to I make it bigger so that it shall work?

locate.updatedb

This is run automatically during weekly maintenance. If you leave your
machine on over the weekend, it will automatically update the database
for you.

-Bill

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