Pedro Zorzenon Neto wrote: > > 'slocate' is what I needed. > > Since this computer is turned off at night, cron will not run > slocate updates. so I put a line in root's crontab: > > @reboot sleep 1200; /usr/bin/nice -n 19 /etc/cron.daily/slocate > > That makes my slocate database always updated.
You should better install anacron, it will ensure daily/weekly/monthly jobs are run even if the machine is not turned on 24h a day ! -- Christophe "CHiPs" PETIT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://chips.free.fr/ Linux-Nantes: partagez votre savoir - http://www.linux-nantes.fr.eu.org/ Debian: When Code Matters More Than Commercials - http://www.debian.org/ [A pound of salt will not sweeten a single cup of tea.]
