On Saturday 28 July 2007 6:09:50 pm Vivek J. Patankar wrote: > Peter Reed wrote: > > I am receiving this error when I try to use the command updatedb: > > updatedb: src/updatedb.c:721: scan_cwd: Assertion `name_size > 1' failed. > > Aborted > > however locate does seem to work although how old the database is unknown > > any help with this would be appreciated. > > It seems that I am also having the same problem. I ran updatedb in > verbose mode and the error comes with the same folder everytime. A > listing of the folder gives strange output. Output from my terminal below. > > /sys/module/nousb/parameters > updatedb: src/updatedb.c:721: scan_cwd: Assertion `name_size > 1' failed. > Aborted > [root@marvin parameters]# file /sys/module/nousb/parameters > /sys/module/nousb/parameters: directory > [root@marvin parameters]# cd /sys/module/nousb/parameters > [root@marvin parameters]# ls -l > ls: cannot access : No such file or directory > total 0 > -????????? ? ? ? ? ? > [root@marvin parameters]# > > I tried rpm -qf to determine which package creates the folder but it > says that the file is not owned by the package. > > Can you run updatedb -v and check if the result is similar/identical? > > -- > Regards, > विवेक ज. पाटणकर (Vivek J. Patankar) > > Registered Linux User #374218 > Fedora release 7 (Moonshine) > Linux 2.6.22.1-27.fc7 x86_64 > My USB drives automount! :p Yes this is the same place my run of updatedb is exiting. Same error as you with the same directory. Peter
