updatedb?

2012-12-18 Thread Walter Hurry
$ sudo /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb WARNING Executing updatedb as root. This WILL reveal all filenames on your machine to all login users, which is a security risk. $ Why is it a security risk? Security through obscurity? Really? In this day and age? Or am I missing something

Re: updatedb?

2012-12-18 Thread Devin Teske
On Dec 18, 2012, at 1:01 PM, Walter Hurry wrote: $ sudo /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb WARNING Executing updatedb as root. This WILL reveal all filenames on your machine to all login users, which is a security risk. $ Why is it a security risk? Security through obscurity? Really

Re: updatedb?

2012-12-18 Thread Polytropon
On Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:01:33 + (UTC), Walter Hurry wrote: $ sudo /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb WARNING Executing updatedb as root. This WILL reveal all filenames on your machine to all login users, which is a security risk. $ Why is it a security risk? Security through obscurity

Re: updatedb?

2012-12-18 Thread Adam Vande More
On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 3:01 PM, Walter Hurry walterhu...@gmail.com wrote: Security through obscurity? Really? In this day and age? My password is obscured from you. I consider that more secure regardless of what any other opinion is. -- Adam Vande More

Re: updatedb?

2012-12-18 Thread RW
On Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:01:33 + (UTC) Walter Hurry wrote: $ sudo /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb WARNING Executing updatedb as root. This WILL reveal all filenames on your machine to all login users, which is a security risk. $ Why is it a security risk? Security through obscurity

Re: updatedb?

2012-12-18 Thread Bas Smeelen
On 12/18/12 22:32, RW wrote: On Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:01:33 + (UTC) Walter Hurry wrote: $ sudo /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb WARNING Executing updatedb as root. This WILL reveal all filenames on your machine to all login users, which is a security risk. $ Why is it a security risk

Re: updatedb?

2012-12-18 Thread Polytropon
On Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:32:50 +, RW wrote: On Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:01:33 + (UTC) Walter Hurry wrote: $ sudo /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb WARNING Executing updatedb as root. This WILL reveal all filenames on your machine to all login users, which is a security risk

Re: updatedb?

2012-12-18 Thread C. P. Ghost
On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 10:01 PM, Walter Hurry walterhu...@gmail.com wrote: $ sudo /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb WARNING Executing updatedb as root. This WILL reveal all filenames on your machine to all login users, which is a security risk. $ Why is it a security risk? Security through

Re: updatedb?

2012-12-18 Thread Bas Smeelen
On 12/18/12 23:04, C. P. Ghost wrote: On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 10:01 PM, Walter Hurry walterhu...@gmail.com wrote: $ sudo /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb WARNING Executing updatedb as root. This WILL reveal all filenames on your machine to all login users, which is a security risk. $ Why

Re: updatedb?

2012-12-18 Thread RW
On Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:53:29 +0100 Polytropon wrote: On Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:32:50 +, RW wrote: On Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:01:33 + (UTC) Walter Hurry wrote: $ sudo /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb WARNING Executing updatedb as root. This WILL reveal all filenames on your

Re: updatedb?

2012-12-18 Thread Bas Smeelen
On 12/18/12 23:44, RW wrote: On Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:53:29 +0100 Polytropon wrote: On Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:32:50 +, RW wrote: On Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:01:33 + (UTC) Walter Hurry wrote: $ sudo /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb WARNING Executing updatedb as root. This WILL reveal all

Re: updatedb?

2012-12-18 Thread Bas Smeelen
On 12/18/12 23:04, C. P. Ghost wrote: On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 10:01 PM, Walter Hurry walterhu...@gmail.com wrote: $ sudo /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb WARNING Executing updatedb as root. This WILL reveal all filenames on your machine to all login users, which is a security risk. $ Why

Re: Locate updatedb

2006-07-27 Thread Lowell Gilbert
You have paths that are over 1024 characters long. Tell updatedb not to use them (/etc/locate.rc exists for this). ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail

Locate updatedb

2006-07-26 Thread Elijah Savage
Running 6.1 fresh install one of my routines after installing is updating the locate database but I am getting errors and it is not fulling updating. locate: integer out of +-MAXPATHLEN (1024): 1027 locate: integer out of +-MAXPATHLEN (1024): 1027