Re: weekly locate error Was: September 2024 stabilization week

On 9/30/24 14:11, Gleb Smirnoff wrote:
> 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 :(

Backing out commit f62c1f3f8e91c78d402e1db4e518e4899a4ba2b9 resolves it 
for me,

	Michael