Vivek J. Patankar wrote: > Peter Reed wrote: >> 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? >>> >> Yes this is the same place my run of updatedb is exiting. Same error >> as you with the same directory. Peter > > Can anybody else on the list verify this? What I would like to know is > the contents of the directory. Listing the directory gives me strange > output. > The /sys file system is not a real file system - it is created as part of udev, and contains information about hardware and drivers on the running system. updatedb should not be checking this tree at all. I wounder if /sys should be added to the PRUNEPATHS list in /etc/updatedb.conf - that way the directory would be skipped. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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