I did: systemctl enable mlocate-updatedb.service (no error) but it still does not seem to be enabled: ● mlocate-updatedb.service - Update a database for mlocate Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/mlocate-updatedb.service; static; vendor preset: disable Active: inactive (dead) Sep 19 23:15:02 teucidide systemd[1]: Stopped Update a database for mlocate. Sep 19 23:15:03 teucidide systemd[1]: Started Update a database for mlocate. systemctl is-enabled mlocate-updatedb.service static Is it OK ? =========================================================================== Patrick DUPRÉ | | email: pdupre@xxxxxxx Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie de l'Atmosphère | | Université du Littoral-Côte d'Opale | | Tel. (33)-(0)3 28 23 76 12 | | Fax: 03 28 65 82 44 189A, avenue Maurice Schumann | | 59140 Dunkerque, France =========================================================================== > Sent: Monday, September 19, 2016 at 10:30 PM > From: "Andy Blanchard" <zocalo@xxxxxxxxx> > To: "Community support for Fedora users" <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: anacron/cron > > It *should* be running every day, but just checked my system and it's > not enabled either and hasn't run for a week as well - possible bug? > Anyway, to fix it, run the following commands (as root or via sudo): > > systemctl list-timers --all > > That *should* list a UNIT called "mlocate-updatedb.timer", but on my > system it did not. To enable it, use the following command: > > systemctl enable mlocate-updatedb.timer > > > You can also update the DB manually by running the script that calls: > > /usr/libexec/mlocate-run-updatedb > > > Getting back to that "list-timers" command, all of systemd's timers > are in "/usr/lib/systemd/system/" and have the extenstion "timer". > Might be worth having a look and seeing what else you think should be > running, but isn't... > > Andy > > > > On 19 September 2016 at 21:16, Patrick Dupre <pdupre@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > -rw-r-----. 1 root slocate 30573186 Sep 12 15:40 /var/lib/mlocate/mlocate.db > > > > This what I anticipated, > > The database has not been updated for a week ! > > > > > > =========================================================================== > > Patrick DUPRÉ | | email: pdupre@xxxxxxx > > Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie de l'Atmosphère | | > > Université du Littoral-Côte d'Opale | | > > Tel. (33)-(0)3 28 23 76 12 | | Fax: 03 28 65 82 44 > > 189A, avenue Maurice Schumann | | 59140 Dunkerque, France > > =========================================================================== > > > > > >> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2016 at 10:11 PM > >> From: "Joe Zeff" <joe@xxxxxxx> > >> To: "Community support for Fedora users" <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Subject: Re: anacron/cron > >> > >> On 09/19/2016 01:04 PM, Patrick Dupre wrote: > >> > How can I be sure that mlocate runs properly ? > >> > >> If all else fails, run this as root: > >> > >> ls -l /var/lib/mlocate/mlocate.db > >> > >> and see when it was last updated. > >> _______________________________________________ > >> users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > -- > Andy > > The only person to have all his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
