Problem with locate......

[Niels S. Eliasen]

Hi guys
I have a real weird problem with locate......following example for bash:

munin,nse,~ > locate bash
/sare0/s1r/icplp/shaec/ic1l
/sare0/s1r/icplp/shaec/ic1l
/sare0/s1r/ohtas/airteMpdfeergeMiaesspitthd-Scripts-bash_f_dlg
/sare0/s1r/ohtas/airteMpdfeergeMiaesspitthd-Scripts-bash_rt_dlg
/sare0/s1r/ohtas/airteMpdfeergeMiaesspitthd-Scripts-bash_sg_dlg
/sare0/s1r/ohtas/airteMpdfeergeMiaesspitthd-Scripts-bash_ui
/sare0/s1r/ohtas/csience/oe.noramMicesspmteh/-.OpncFOAM-++VER++_ap
/sare0/s1r/ohtas/cheljs/bahc-cmlltt.oanMicesspltlhb-bash_oMpNesibnt
/sare0/s1r/ohtas/cystnlss/aybashbren
/sare0/s1r/ohtas/cystnlss/aybashbrenM/krfalse
/sare0/s1r/ohtas/cystnlss/aybashbrenMi1ten/or
/sare0/s1r/ohtas/cystnlss/aybashbrenMko-/e0csr
/sare0/s1r/ohtas/cystnlss/aybashbrenMko-/ltsat
/sare0/s1r/shae
/spr/icpld/i
/spr/icpld/i
/spr/icpld/i
/spr/icpld/i
/spr/icpld/i
/spr/icpld/i
/spr/icpld/shae
/spr/icpld/shae
/spr/oht_s/dsecl/py-viteuaelnvMipelspviteuaelnv.bash.n/
/spr/oht_s/ailttMpdfesrgeMipetspotehe-Scripts-bash_f_dlg
/spr/oht_s/ailttMpdfesrgeMipetspotehe-Scripts-bash_rb_dlg
/spr/oht_s/ailttMpdfesrgeMipetspotehe-Scripts-bash_sg_dlg
/spr/oht_s/ailttMpdfesrgeMipetspotehe-Scripts-bash_ui
/spr/oht_s/ctience/oecnosamMieenspstehs-.OpneFOAM-++VER+ 
+_apts_aMaMview_bashrc
/spr/oht_s/chelns/bah
/spr/oht_s/cyst
/spr/oht_s/cyst
/spr/oht_s/cyst
/spr/oht_s/cyst
/spr/oht_s/cyst
/spr/shaei/zoemn/oi/Afrcea/Lubumbashi


I have tried to remove the locate database, rebuild it etc etc.... but  
each time I get the same gibberish....
Any good ideas? anyone?


BTW: This is  FreeBSD 7.1 ......


kind regards

nse

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