> "updatedb" script runs as nobody a lot of files can't be indexed because
> nobody hasn't the right
> to view all system files.
And that is a good thing. The locate-database is public. It must not
contain data that is not public, i.e. contents of directories that
cannot be listed by non-privileged users.
** Changed in: findutils (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Invalid
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/etc/cron.daily/locate script runs as wrong user
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