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[Darrell Cormier <linuxdev@xxxxxxxx>]

Christopher Mahmood wrote:

> <snip>
> * Darrell Cormier (linuxdev@xxxxxxxx) [030930 09:35]:
>  
>
> > /usr/bin/updatedb: line 213:  8419 Segmentation fault      $find 
> > $SEARCHPATHS \( $prunefs_exp -type d -regex "$PRUNEREGEX" \) -prune -o 
> > -print
> >    
>
> find segfaults maybe...that's no good.  Since you're running this as
> root can you add /dev/ and /proc/ to UPDATEDB_PRUNEPATHS in
> /etc/sysconfig/locate and try again?  If it still segfaults please
> <snip>
Thanks for the info Christopher.  Before I tried any of this I first
rebooted ( I know that is very M$-ish, but I thought I would try) and
then updatedb worked fine.  Don't know what was hosing me up but it is
not a problem now.

Thanks again,
Darrell Cormier