On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 3:04 PM, Chris Bennett
<chris@bennettconstruction.biz> wrote:
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> Well, it seems clear that everyone agrees on two things
>
> 1. These scripts need to be run.
> 2. Pretty much anytime they are run, the will cause problems for the users.
>
> Therefore , we need a new solution to correct problem #2

Indeed.  I'm actually about halfway through solving this problem.
There's no requirement that updatedb cripple system performance while
it's running.

I'm going to totally ignore the problem of "omg, you can't run
updatedb, I routinely give presentations to the TSA in the security
line with no battery left exactly 45 minutes after booting" by running
it all the time. :)