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Ensure /home is indexed by plocate on Btrfs #5320

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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion install/config/localdb.sh
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# Update localdb so that locate will find everything installed
# Ensure /home is indexed on Btrfs (subvolumes look like bind mounts)
sudo sed -i 's/PRUNE_BIND_MOUNTS.*=.*/PRUNE_BIND_MOUNTS = "no"/' /etc/updatedb.conf
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This sed replacement also writes PRUNE_BIND_MOUNTS = "no" with spaces around =, which is invalid in /etc/updatedb.conf (it’s a shell-style config sourced by updatedb). This can cause sudo updatedb to fail after install. Replace with PRUNE_BIND_MOUNTS="no" (no spaces) and consider anchoring the pattern to ^PRUNE_BIND_MOUNTS= to avoid unintended edits.

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sudo sed -i 's/PRUNE_BIND_MOUNTS.*=.*/PRUNE_BIND_MOUNTS = "no"/' /etc/updatedb.conf
sudo sed -i 's/^PRUNE_BIND_MOUNTS=.*/PRUNE_BIND_MOUNTS="no"/' /etc/updatedb.conf

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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions migrations/1776317254.sh
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echo "Allow plocate to index Btrfs subvolumes (including home)"

if grep -q '^PRUNE_BIND_MOUNTS.*=.*"yes"' /etc/updatedb.conf; then
sudo sed -i 's/^PRUNE_BIND_MOUNTS.*=.*"yes"/PRUNE_BIND_MOUNTS = "no"/' /etc/updatedb.conf
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The replacement text writes PRUNE_BIND_MOUNTS = "no" with spaces around =, which is not valid shell assignment syntax. /etc/updatedb.conf is sourced by updatedb, so this can break updatedb (and therefore locate) entirely. Update the sed replacement to PRUNE_BIND_MOUNTS="no" (no spaces) and keep the match anchored to the intended assignment line.

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sudo sed -i 's/^PRUNE_BIND_MOUNTS.*=.*"yes"/PRUNE_BIND_MOUNTS = "no"/' /etc/updatedb.conf
sudo sed -i 's/^PRUNE_BIND_MOUNTS.*=.*"yes"/PRUNE_BIND_MOUNTS="no"/' /etc/updatedb.conf

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