Thanks that info helps out immensely. My database seems to be updating now. ~it didn't give me an error message and the hda5 is spinning~ YIPEE!!! Well it is done updating. Now will it locate! . . . . . YIPEEEEEEE! It works. You know, I did a dist upgrade and that seemed to have screwed the system up. But thanks to you all I the problem was solved! -- <:-)~MIKE~(-:> On Thursday 01 January 2004 05:42 pm, Kevin Brown said: ~ ~ This is because updatedb is not a standalone app, but part of the slocate ~ application. ~ ~ --------------------------------------------------- ~ PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us ~ To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: ~ http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss ~ This message has been scanned for viruses by the VEI Internet Automatic Email Spam and Virus Scanner, and is believed to be free of spam or viruses. Please report spam to spamtrap@vei.net. If you would like 98.9 % spam blocked from your E-mail then go to VEI Internet for details. Anti-spam/Anti-virus is FREE with every account. http://www.vei.net/ mailtospamtrap@vei.net