<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 9:27 PM, Calvin Pryor <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:calvinpryor@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span class="" id=":ll.1" tabindex="-1">calvinpryor</span>@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div>On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 5:42 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jay@m5.chicago.il.us" target="_blank">jay@m5.chicago.il.us</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
Centuries ago, Nostradamus predicted that Calvin Pryor would write on Mon Mar 9 20:20:16 2015:<br>
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> I'm wondering if a listing of the files on this 1T drive might be cached<br>
> somewhere on the hard drives for the two different Ubuntu installs it was<br>
> mounted to ?<br>
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</span>The updatedb program is normally run once every 24 hours. Whether the<br>
updatedb program retained knowledge of those files depends on where<br>
they were mounted, and on the contents of /etc/updatedb.conf, and on<br>
whether updatedb has been run again since those files were taken off<br>
the system. It probably has, so it's probably too late for you, but<br>
the first thing you should do is modify the appropriate cron file to<br>
prevent updatedb from running again, while you figure out whether you<br>
can locate any trace of them in the updatedb database.<br>
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</blockquote></div><br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra">Jay thanks for the response. </div><div class="gmail_extra">I maybe in luck. </div><div class="gmail_extra">Due to a faulty SATA controller on the motherboard, both Ubuntu installs crashed (one ended up at a Busybox prompt, the other at GRUB).</div><div class="gmail_extra">So it's possible that updatedb didn't run as scheduled and still has some info. </div><div class="gmail_extra">I'll image the two hard drives, mount the images as read only, and take a look at updatedb.conf. </div><div class="gmail_extra">I'll look into this "modify the appropriate cron file to prevent updatedb from running again"as well.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Thanks again.</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Took a while to fix the corrupted ext4 partitions for the two hard drives but I finally got them mounted on my Windows machine with Ext2fsd</div><div><br></div><div>The logs on both drives at <span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">/var/log/<span class="" id=":ll.2" tabindex="-1">fsck</span>/<span class="" id=":ll.3" tabindex="-1">checkfs</span> say "Nothing has been indexed yet" so no luck there. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">** Note <span class="" id=":ll.4" tabindex="-1">fstab</span>/<span class="" id=":ll.5" tabindex="-1">mtab</span>/<span class="" id=":ll.6" tabindex="-1">updatedb</span>.<span class="" id=":ll.7" tabindex="-1">conf</span> are identical for both drives **</span><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Here's the contents of <span class="" id=":ll.8" tabindex="-1">upddatedb</span>.<span class="" id=":ll.9" tabindex="-1">conf</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></span></div><div><div style><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">PRUNE_BIND_MOUNTS="yes"</span></div><div style><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"># <span class="" id=":ll.10" tabindex="-1">PRUNENAMES</span>=".git .<span class="" id=":ll.11" tabindex="-1">bzr</span> .<span class="" id=":ll.12" tabindex="-1">hg</span> .<span class="" id=":ll.13" tabindex="-1">svn</span>"</span></div><div style><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span class="" id=":ll.14" tabindex="-1">PRUNEPATHS</span>="/<span class="" id=":ll.15" tabindex="-1">tmp</span> /var/spool /media /home/.<span class="" id=":ll.16" tabindex="-1">ecryptfs</span>"</span></div><div style><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span class="" id=":ll.17" tabindex="-1">PRUNEFS</span>="<span class="" id=":ll.18" tabindex="-1">NFS</span> <span class="" id=":ll.19" tabindex="-1">nfs</span> nfs4 <span class="" id=":ll.20" tabindex="-1">rpc</span>_<span class="" id=":ll.21" tabindex="-1">pipefs</span> <span class="" id=":ll.22" tabindex="-1">afs</span> <span class="" id=":ll.23" tabindex="-1">binfmt</span>_misc <span class="" id=":ll.24" tabindex="-1">proc</span> <span class="" id=":ll.25" tabindex="-1">smbfs</span> <span class="" id=":ll.26" tabindex="-1">autofs</span> iso9660 <span class="" id=":ll.27" tabindex="-1">ncpfs</span> coda <span class="" id=":ll.28" tabindex="-1">devpts</span> <span class="" id=":ll.29" tabindex="-1">ftpfs</span> <span class="" id=":ll.30" tabindex="-1">devfs</span> <span class="" id=":ll.31" tabindex="-1">mfs</span> <span class="" id=":ll.32" tabindex="-1">shfs</span> <span class="" id=":ll.33" tabindex="-1">sysfs</span> <span class="" id=":ll.34" tabindex="-1">cifs</span> lustre <span class="" id=":ll.35" tabindex="-1">tmpfs</span> <span class="" id=":ll.36" tabindex="-1">usbfs</span> <span class="" id=":ll.37" tabindex="-1">udf</span> fuse.<span class="" id=":ll.38" tabindex="-1">glusterfs</span> fuse.<span class="" id=":ll.39" tabindex="-1">sshfs</span> <span class="" id=":ll.40" tabindex="-1">curlftpfs</span> <span class="" id=":ll.41" tabindex="-1">ecryptfs</span> <span class="" id=":ll.42" tabindex="-1">fusesmb</span> <span class="" id=":ll.43" tabindex="-1">devtmpfs</span>"</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">which looks like the paths "/<span class="" id=":ll.44" tabindex="-1">tmp</span> /var/spool /media /home/.<span class="" id=":ll.45" tabindex="-1">ecryptfs</span>" would have been excluded from being indexed ?</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Wouldn't that 1T drive be mounted at /media ? </div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">looking at <span class="" id=":ll.46" tabindex="-1">fstab</span> </div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"># /etc/<span class="" id=":ll.47" tabindex="-1">fstab</span>: static file system information.</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">#</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"># Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"># device; this may be used with <span class="" id=":ll.48" tabindex="-1">UUID</span>= as a more robust way to name devices</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"># that works even if disks are added and removed. See <span class="" id=":ll.49" tabindex="-1">fstab</span>(5).</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">#</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"># <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"># / was on /<span class="" id=":ll.50" tabindex="-1">dev</span>/sda1 during installation</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span class="" id=":ll.51" tabindex="-1">UUID</span>=607e40b8-742a-4343-8bbb-8ce2d4900431 / ext4 errors=remount-<span class="" id=":ll.52" tabindex="-1">ro</span> 0 1</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"># swap was on /<span class="" id=":ll.53" tabindex="-1">dev</span>/sda5 during installation</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span class="" id=":ll.54" tabindex="-1">UUID</span>=f7f8b423-ebf8-4f02-86c2-a8773568910a none swap <span class="" id=":ll.55" tabindex="-1">sw</span> 0 0</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">I only see the OS drive (/<span class="" id=":ll.56" tabindex="-1">dev</span>/sda1 mounted at root ?) and a swap partition. </div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Would it be fair to say then that I did not have the 1T drive set up to auto mount ?</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Also don't see any sign of the 1T drive in <span class="" id=":ll.57" tabindex="-1">mtab</span></div><div style><div style><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></span></div><div style><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">/<span class="" id=":ll.58" tabindex="-1">dev</span>/sda1 / ext4 <span class="" id=":ll.59" tabindex="-1">rw</span>,errors=remount-<span class="" id=":ll.60" tabindex="-1">ro</span> 0 0</span></div><div style><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span class="" id=":ll.61" tabindex="-1">proc</span> /<span class="" id=":ll.62" tabindex="-1">proc</span> <span class="" id=":ll.63" tabindex="-1">proc</span> <span class="" id=":ll.64" tabindex="-1">rw</span>,<span class="" id=":ll.65" tabindex="-1">noexec</span>,<span class="" id=":ll.66" tabindex="-1">nosuid</span>,<span class="" id=":ll.67" tabindex="-1">nodev</span> 0 0</span></div><div style><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span class="" id=":ll.68" tabindex="-1">sysfs</span> /<span class="" id=":ll.69" tabindex="-1">sys</span> <span class="" id=":ll.70" tabindex="-1">sysfs</span> <span class="" id=":ll.71" tabindex="-1">rw</span>,<span class="" id=":ll.72" tabindex="-1">noexec</span>,<span class="" id=":ll.73" tabindex="-1">nosuid</span>,<span class="" id=":ll.74" tabindex="-1">nodev</span> 0 0</span></div><div style><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">none /<span class="" id=":ll.75" tabindex="-1">sys</span>/<span class="" id=":ll.76" tabindex="-1">fs</span>/<span class="" id=":ll.77" tabindex="-1">cgroup</span> <span class="" id=":ll.78" tabindex="-1">tmpfs</span> <span class="" id=":ll.79" tabindex="-1">rw</span> 0 0</span></div><div style><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">none /<span class="" id=":ll.80" tabindex="-1">sys</span>/<span class="" id=":ll.81" tabindex="-1">fs</span>/fuse/connections <span class="" id=":ll.82" tabindex="-1">fusectl</span> <span class="" id=":ll.83" tabindex="-1">rw</span> 0 0</span></div><div style><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">none /<span class="" id=":ll.84" tabindex="-1">sys</span>/kernel/debug <span class="" id=":ll.85" tabindex="-1">debugfs</span> <span class="" id=":ll.86" tabindex="-1">rw</span> 0 0</span></div><div style><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">none /<span class="" id=":ll.87" tabindex="-1">sys</span>/kernel/security <span class="" id=":ll.88" tabindex="-1">securityfs</span> <span class="" id=":ll.89" tabindex="-1">rw</span> 0 0</span></div><div style><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span class="" id=":ll.90" tabindex="-1">udev</span> /<span class="" id=":ll.91" tabindex="-1">dev</span> <span class="" id=":ll.92" tabindex="-1">devtmpfs</span> <span class="" id=":ll.93" tabindex="-1">rw</span>,mode=0755 0 0</span></div><div style><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span class="" id=":ll.94" tabindex="-1">devpts</span> /<span class="" id=":ll.95" tabindex="-1">dev</span>/<span class="" id=":ll.96" tabindex="-1">pts</span> <span class="" id=":ll.97" tabindex="-1">devpts</span> <span class="" id=":ll.98" tabindex="-1">rw</span>,<span class="" id=":ll.99" tabindex="-1">noexec</span>,<span class="" id=":ll.100" tabindex="-1">nosuid</span>,<span class="" id=":ll.101" tabindex="-1">gid</span>=5,mode=0620 0 0</span></div><div style><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span class="" id=":ll.102" tabindex="-1">tmpfs</span> /run <span class="" id=":ll.103" tabindex="-1">tmpfs</span> <span class="" id=":ll.104" tabindex="-1">rw</span>,<span class="" id=":ll.105" tabindex="-1">noexec</span>,<span class="" id=":ll.106" tabindex="-1">nosuid</span>,size=10%,mode=0755 0 0</span></div><div style><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">none /run/lock <span class="" id=":ll.107" tabindex="-1">tmpfs</span> <span class="" id=":ll.108" tabindex="-1">rw</span>,<span class="" id=":ll.109" tabindex="-1">noexec</span>,<span class="" id=":ll.110" tabindex="-1">nosuid</span>,<span class="" id=":ll.111" tabindex="-1">nodev</span>,size=5242880 0 0</span></div><div style><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">none /run/<span class="" id=":ll.112" tabindex="-1">shm</span> <span class="" id=":ll.113" tabindex="-1">tmpfs</span> <span class="" id=":ll.114" tabindex="-1">rw</span>,<span class="" id=":ll.115" tabindex="-1">nosuid</span>,<span class="" id=":ll.116" tabindex="-1">nodev</span> 0 0</span></div><div style><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">none /run/user <span class="" id=":ll.117" tabindex="-1">tmpfs</span> <span class="" id=":ll.118" tabindex="-1">rw</span>,<span class="" id=":ll.119" tabindex="-1">noexec</span>,<span class="" id=":ll.120" tabindex="-1">nosuid</span>,<span class="" id=":ll.121" tabindex="-1">nodev</span>,size=104857600,mode=0755 0 0</span></div><div style><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">none /<span class="" id=":ll.122" tabindex="-1">sys</span>/<span class="" id=":ll.123" tabindex="-1">fs</span>/<span class="" id=":ll.124" tabindex="-1">pstore</span> <span class="" id=":ll.125" tabindex="-1">pstore</span> <span class="" id=":ll.126" tabindex="-1">rw</span> 0 0</span></div><div style><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span class="" id=":ll.127" tabindex="-1">systemd</span> /<span class="" id=":ll.128" tabindex="-1">sys</span>/<span class="" id=":ll.129" tabindex="-1">fs</span>/<span class="" id=":ll.130" tabindex="-1">cgroup</span>/<span class="" id=":ll.131" tabindex="-1">systemd</span> <span class="" id=":ll.132" tabindex="-1">cgroup</span> <span class="" id=":ll.133" tabindex="-1">rw</span>,<span class="" id=":ll.134" tabindex="-1">noexec</span>,<span class="" id=":ll.135" tabindex="-1">nosuid</span>,<span class="" id=":ll.136" tabindex="-1">nodev</span>,none,name=<span class="" id=":ll.137" tabindex="-1">systemd</span> 0 0</span></div><div style><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span class="" id=":ll.138" tabindex="-1">gvfsd</span>-fuse /run/user/1000/<span class="" id=":ll.139" tabindex="-1">gvfs</span> fuse.<span class="" id=":ll.140" tabindex="-1">gvfsd</span>-fuse <span class="" id=":ll.141" tabindex="-1">rw</span>,<span class="" id=":ll.142" tabindex="-1">nosuid</span>,<span class="" id=":ll.143" tabindex="-1">nodev</span>,user=<span class="" id=":ll.144" tabindex="-1">calvinpryor</span> 0 0</span></div></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">on another track.....looking at the file /var/lib/<span class="" id=":ll.145" tabindex="-1">mlocate</span>/<span class="" id=":ll.146" tabindex="-1">mlocate</span>.db and trying to figure out how to look at its contents offline.</div></div></div></div></div>