Guillermo Belli wrote:
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> I just installed MDK7-2, and I've noticed that after a period of time, there's
> a lot of HD activity and a high CPU load. I took a look at top, and it shows
> that the CPU hungry process is called 'slocate'. What is it? I did not notice
> this in previous versions of Mandrake.
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If I remember correctly this is ran by cron to keep the database of
files current. This way when you do a search for a file it can find it
faster and easier.
Lyndon Lininger
