On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 8:02 AM, Ariel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't want to install locate because that defeats the entire purpose of > having mlocate (or slocate) - not allowing uses to find files they can't > see.
No, GNU locate has that feature, and ~always has. The index is built as "nobody" for precisely this reason. In fact GNU locate also supports slocate-format databases too, should you wish your index to be built as root rather than the default, nobody. James. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]