Re: priority of find

From: Steve Lamb (grey_at_dmiyu.org)
Date: 09/09/03

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    On Tue, 09 Sep 2003 01:07:15 +0200
    Joachim.Klamann@t-online.de (joachim klamann) wrote:
    > Im using debian 3.0 on a laptop with 64 mb ram and 4 gb harddisk.
    > Processor is Intel Celeron 366. Every time I boot >>find<< is running,
    > consuming most of the power and blocking every other process. How
    > nessecary is find? Do I need it? And if I need it, how can I change
    > priority from +10 to lets say -10? And if I do this, will the system be
    > stabilly running?

        This is updatedb updating the locate database. It runs daily. You can
    adjust this if you like but know that your locate db will not be as up to date
    if you set it to a longer interval.

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