Bug 56932

Summary:	updatedb on a laptop
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Fabien Fivaz <fabien.fivaz>
Component:	[OLD] Core system	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Fabien Fivaz 2004-07-13 10:55:43 UTC

Could it be possible that updatedb does not start at every launch of the system. My question could seem strange, but on a laptop, it consumes a lot of power to update the database every launch when working on batteries. There's maybe already a way to run updatedb manualy and not automagically.

Comment 1 Patrick Borjesson 2004-07-13 12:41:03 UTC

updatedb (as a part of slocate) is made to run as a cronjob by default. Remove slocate from /etc/cron.daily/ and it won't run at every launch. To run it manually you just run "updatedb"

Comment 2 Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-07-13 17:02:10 UTC

see what Patrick said.