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-rw-r--r--usr.bin/locate/locate/updatedb.sh5
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diff --git a/usr.bin/locate/locate/updatedb.sh b/usr.bin/locate/locate/updatedb.sh
index 361e72d..b9bf698 100644
--- a/usr.bin/locate/locate/updatedb.sh
+++ b/usr.bin/locate/locate/updatedb.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
#
# $FreeBSD$
+if [ "$(id -u)" = "0" ]; then
+ echo ">>> WARNING" 1>&2
+ echo ">>> Executing updatedb as root. This WILL reveal all filenames" 1>&2
+ echo ">>> on your machine to all login users, which is a security risk." 1>&2
+fi
: ${LOCATE_CONFIG="/etc/locate.rc"}
if [ -f "$LOCATE_CONFIG" -a -r "$LOCATE_CONFIG" ]; then
. $LOCATE_CONFIG
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