Re: updatedb

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On Wed, 2005-03-23 at 19:32 +0000, Michael A. Peters wrote:
> Is there an easy way to have updatedb run when cron tells it to but NOT  
> at some random DVD buffer underrun coaster making time when it was  
> powered off at cron time?

Brute force method: disable anacron altogether (it runs as a service).

It may be possible to tweak what anacron runs and what it doesn't. Have
a look at man anacron, man anacrontab, and /etc/anacrontab.

Best, Darren

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