[NTLUG:Discuss] Debian hard drive crankiness

[Jack Snodgrass]

don't know how different is its... but on Redhat the 
/etc/crontab file runs the /etc/cron.daily tasks at 4am. 
the /etc/cron.daily task has the updatedb/slocate task,
so it runs the updatedb stuff at 4am on a RH box. 

jack 


On Thu, 2004-06-17 at 10:58, Moses McKnight wrote:
> Howdy all,
> 
> I run Debian unstable, and a while back after some upgrade/install the hard 
> drive now cranks every morning about 7:30 AM for about 20 minutes rendering the 
> computer unusable in the meantime.  I think it's the updatedb program updating 
> the database for finding files quickly.  How do I turn this off, uninstall it, 
> or at least tell it to run at 1:00 AM or something?
> 
> Thanks,
> Moses McKnight
> 
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