updatedb runs too often

From: Al Schapira (a.d.schapira_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: 10/27/03 

Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 17:52:16 GMT

On my RedHat 9 system (Shrike with kernel 2.4.20-8) I've noticed that
updatedb runs too often; seems like every couple of hours. And, as is
well known, it uses a lot of resources.

Since my system (a laptop) is not on 24/7 it occurred to me that anacron
may be running queued up calls from days when the machine wasn't on. Is
this possible? If this is the case, how can I ensure that updatedb
does not run more than once a day regardless of how long the machine has
been off? (I've not made ANY changes to the default cron or init settings.)

Thanks.

        -Al Schapira

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