weekly locate error Was: September 2024 stabilization week

On Sat, Sep 28, 2024 at 11:10:57PM +0100, void wrote:
v> I have found that *only* on arm64, locate errors like so:
v> 
v> # sh /etc/periodic/weekly/310.locate
v> 
v> Rebuilding locate database:
v> install: /var/db/INS@ArwCNx: Permission denied
v> 
v> However, if it's run like this:
v> 
v> # sh /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb
v> > > > WARNING
v> > > > Executing updatedb as root.  This WILL reveal all filenames
v> > > > on your machine to all login users, which is a security risk.
v> 
v> it exits normally.
v> 
v> Moving /var/db/locate.database aside makes no difference. The problem doesn't
v> happen on amd64 arch, same 6e414739fc95.

I also observe this and on amd64, so this is not arch specific.

Not sure this appeared in the latest stabilization cycle, could have been
introduced earlier.

Manual run of the periodic job doesn't reproduce the problem :(

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Gleb Smirnoff