Filesystem-local databases in mlocate

[Miloslav Trmac]

Axel Thimm napsal(a):
> On Mon, Mar 19, 2007 at 11:51:19PM +0100, Miloslav Trmac wrote:
>> Hello,
>> Axel Thimm napsal(a):
>>>> * locate(1)'s default database is not just /var/lib/mlocate/mlocate.db;
>>>>   mlocate also checks each mounted filesystem for a .mlocate/mlocate.db
>>>>   file, owned by root or the invoking user, and not writable by anyone
>>>>   but the owner.  Such files are automatically added to the database
>>>>   path.
>>> locate should also include .mlocate/mlocate.db a previous updatedb has
>>> found and skipped. E.g. if updatedb detects a .mlocate/mlocate.db in a
>>> folder in its path it skips it and registers it for locate to use.
>> I can't think of a reason why they would be necessary.
> Consider for example a single volume nfs server exporting /home. So
> you want to have updatedb create a subdirectory-local db in /home, so
> it can be used on remote clients.
But on the client, where locate runs, /home/foo would be a separate
filesystem.

As for updatedb,
> And instead of having to configure it in /etc/sysconfig it is easier
> to keep the metainformation of about where such .mlocate/mlocate.db
> should be maintained in the fs itself simply by creating the folder
> .mlocate.
wouldn't it be even more practical to support
FS_DB_GLOB=/srv/home/*
in /etc/sysconfig/mlocate ?
	Mirek