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updatedb reports error in non-existant /etc/mtab (solution)
- From: cygwin dot 20 dot bheckel at spamgourmet dot com
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 02:26:50 +0000
- Subject: updatedb reports error in non-existant /etc/mtab (solution)
In the interest of having the answer to this problem in the
searchable archives, here is the partial original (unanswered as
far as I can google) Aug 6 2002 question:
>I'm trying to run updatedb and keep getting this error message:
>
> $ updatedb
> /usr/bin/find: error in /etc/mtab: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts:
> No such file or directory
Here's the fix:
When X11 is removed via setup.exe, it leaves the mount point
dangling. That freaks out /bin/find (via updatedb).
$ umount /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts
Bob Heckel
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