When I refer to database managers, I am referring to mysql, postresql, ODBC, and the
like.
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> >
> > At this point, I just want to get rid of the DB2 message! Thanks a lot ....
> > to anyone who can point to a solution.
> >
> > Jacqueline Michell
> >
>
> Jacqueline,
>
> Let us start with your slocate problem first. Did you upgrade it to a version
> beyond 2.2-6mdk? I did and had the same problems. But if it isn't that, let
> us look at your /etc/updatedb.conf which is basically what your mail is
> spitting out to you about:
>
> slocate: this is not a valid slocate database:
> /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db
> --------------------------
> slocate.db is a list of *.dll (obviously Windows files) Why?????
> Another file (/usr/bin/slocate.cron) is as follows:
> "udf,nfs,smbfs,ncpfs,proc,devpts,iso9660,usvdevfs" -e
> "/tmp,/var/tmp,/usr/tmp,/afs,/net"
> --------------------------
> The following files (/var/spool/cron/ directory) consist of numbers that
> don't seem to follow the date and time format:
> cron.daily -- 20010131
> cron.weekly -- 20010127
> cron.monthly -- 20010127
> --------------------------
>
> Let us break this message down into three parts, first.
>
> slocate: this is not a valid slocate database:
> /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db
> --------------------------
>
> I have the same configuration and location as you but when I tried to access
> an updated slocate rpm off of Mandrake-devel (slocate-2.4-1) I received the
> same errors. Second part:
>
> slocate.db is a list of *.dll (obviously Windows files) Why?????
> Why? Because it is accessing your windows partition as well as any other
> partition filetype that is not being excluded like these: ("*****" will wrap
> the filetypes I am referring)
> Another file (/usr/bin/slocate.cron) is as follows:
> ****"udf,nfs,smbfs,ncpfs,proc,devpts,iso9660,usvdevfs"**** -e
> "/tmp,/var/tmp,/usr/tmp,/afs,/net"
>
> The second line are the directories that your slocate database is ignoring as
> well. You wouldn't want to bloat your database with temp files would you? In
> other words, that file is good. Next:
>
> The following files (/var/spool/cron/ directory) consist of numbers that
> don't seem to follow the date and time format:
> cron.daily -- 20010131
> cron.weekly -- 20010127
> cron.monthly -- 20010127
> --------------------------
>
> I have a link for you:
>
> http://mandrakeuser.org/admin/acron2.html
>
> that should teach you how to properly include and configure jobs for your
> anacron.
>
> Your last problem, DB2, is not really a problem unless...
> This is simply saying that you have one, some or all of the following
> database managers installed on your computer and you have not created any
> database tables or anything for your database manager. If you don't plan on
> using these database managers, I recommend that you remove them from your
> system with the following command:
>
> rpm -e [database manager name here]
>
> If you do plan on using any of them but you have not "got around to it", turn
> it off. It is okay, because the database manager(s) are still there. They're
> just not included in your cron jobs. So then you won't receive unnecessarily
> redundant messages from anacron in your mail que. It is a problem on the
> other hand if you have put one together and installed it into a database
> manager and you have only one running at starttime and that is the one you
> have put your database tables. (unlikely, because you would have more error
> messages other than just a missing DB key)
>
> Cheers,
> -- Al
>
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