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FreeBSD and updatedb

Original Message
Name: MicrosoftMAN
Date: July 21, 2004 at 23:01:18 Pacific
Subject: FreeBSD and updatedb
OS: FreeBSD 5.2.1
CPU/Ram: 1.3GHZ/512MB
Comment:
I wish to use the locate command in FreeBSD but I noticed the database needs updated and I usally use updatedb to do this but I guess its a Linux only command or is there the same command under another name in FreeBSD?

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Response Number 1
Name: unixhead
Date: July 22, 2004 at 11:23:06 Pacific
Subject: FreeBSD and updatedb
Reply: (edit)

/usr/libexec/locate.updatedb

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Response Number 2
Name: MicrosoftMAN
Date: July 22, 2004 at 21:47:59 Pacific
Subject: FreeBSD and updatedb
Reply: (edit)
What does this mean that running it as root will make the files inaccessible by all users who login?
"Warning running updatedb as root."

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