Check the FAQ: http://www.htdig.org/FAQ.html#q5.16
You don't need to pre-create any of the database files. They're created
as needed. The problem is htdig isn't finding anything that it can index.
You need to find out why. The FAQ should give you a starting point.
According to Cormac Robinson:
> I'm running 3.1.5. Unfortunatly I'm building the search engine on a server
> which was setup and is maintained over in England. Knowing them they
> probably installed red hat 6. from source.
>
> Can anybody send me a blank db.docdb & db.wordlist I'll try running it again
> if I get these files. If not, I might try get an earlier version of the
> search engine.
>
> Cormac.
>
>
>
> > What version are you running? Did it come in one of Red Hat's .RPM
> > packages or did you downloaded them?
> >
> > I'm using 3.1.5 (I think that's the right version number...), which came
> > with RH 6.2 Pro. I installed the RPM, modified the config to the server's
> > homepage (you may add another urls, it's up to you), then ran htdig.
> >
> > After that, I ran htmerge, and that was it. Had a little problem with
> > user's accounts, which was promptly fixed (these guys really know their
> > stuff), but I had no much problem.
> >
> > > same thing here
> > >
> > > On Sat, 20 Jan 2001, Cormac Robinson wrote:
> > >
> > > > I've just installed htdig and after running rundig I get the following
> error
> > > >
> > > > htmerge: Unable to open word list file
> '/home/httpd/docs/search/test/db/db.wordlist
> > > >
> > > > DB" problem ...: /home/httpd/docs/search/test/db/db.docdb no such file
> or directory.
> > > >
> > > > I've created a file in the db directory db.docdb - but I then get an
> error that it is not the correct file format.....
> > > > Is there an initial startup file I need to run on a first run...
> > > > As far as I know the server I am running on is a redhat linux 6.0
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > >
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