On 2023-01-07 19:48 +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On 2023-01-07 19:20:56 +0100, Sven Joachim wrote: >> On 2023-01-07 18:53 +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote: >> > zira:~> ll /var/lib/dlocate >> > total 109172 >> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 55750318 2022-11-25 00:27:44 dlocatedb >> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 55623054 2022-11-14 09:47:51 dlocatedb.old >> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 105318 2022-11-25 00:27:44 dlocatedb.stamps >> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 299199 2022-11-25 00:27:44 dpkg-list > > Same issue my other machine. > >> That could have been the case for much longer actually. At installation >> time, the postinst script runs "update-dlocatedb -b" which seems to have >> been successful. > > I suppose that explains the > >> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 55623054 2022-11-14 09:47:51 dlocatedb.old > >> > The cron file /etc/cron.daily/dlocate is there, though: >> > >> > #!/bin/sh >> > >> > # update databases for both files and packages. >> > if [ -x /usr/sbin/update-dlocatedb ] ; then >> > /usr/sbin/update-dlocatedb -b >> > fi >> >> But apparently it is never executed. Are any other cron jobs being run >> on your system? > > In the logs I can see for today: > > Jan 07 06:25:01 zira CRON[1843444]: (root) CMD (test -x > /usr/sbin/anacron || { cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily; }) > > and > > Jan 07 14:38:01 zira CRON[1857920]: (root) CMD ( test -x > /etc/cron.daily/popularity-contest && > /etc/cron.daily/popularity-contest --crond) > > So it seems to be OK, though I don't know what leads to the logging > of popularity-contest only.
Most likely the script /etc/cron.d/popularity-contest, I get the same messages. >> If not, you may have been bitten by bug #1019554 in >> anacron which needs manual restore as mentioned in >> https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html. > > 2022-07-14 20:57:59 upgrade anacron:amd64 2.3-32 2.3-33 > 2022-07-14 20:57:59 status half-configured anacron:amd64 2.3-32 > 2022-07-14 20:57:59 status unpacked anacron:amd64 2.3-32 > 2022-07-14 20:57:59 status half-installed anacron:amd64 2.3-32 > 2022-07-14 20:57:59 status unpacked anacron:amd64 2.3-33 Note that the anacron bug only makes itself apparent after the upgrade to a later version, since that would run the faulty postrm from 2.3-33. > but I get mail from failing cron scripts. What does "systemctl status anacron.service" print? Cheers, Sven