https://github.com/voxpupuli/puppet-mlocate

Install mlocate and configure updatedb.conf
https://github.com/voxpupuli/puppet-mlocate

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Install mlocate and configure updatedb.conf

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/voxpupuli/puppet-mlocate
• Owner: voxpupuli
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2019-10-04T07:35:51.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-03-19T19:09:42.000Z (about 1 month ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-13T10:25:35.040Z (14 days ago)
• Topics: centos-puppet-module, hacktoberfest, linux-puppet-module, oraclelinux-puppet-module, puppet, redhat-puppet-module, scientific-puppet-module
• Language: Ruby
• Size: 157 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 42
• Forks: 10
• Open Issues: 4
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • Contributing: .github/CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# mlocate

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#### Table of Contents

1. [Module Description - What the module does and why it is useful](#module-description)

1. [Setup - The basics of getting started with ntp](#setup)



## Module Description

* Install mlocate or plocate package

* Configures `/etc/updatedb.conf`

* Maintains a cron or timer to run mlocate or plocate.



## Setup

Install mlocate or plocate and configure with default configuration.

```puppet

include mlocate

```

Fedora 37 and newer will install plocate always since mlocate will

be obsoleted by the plocate RPM allways.

Configure everything we can.

```puppet

class{'mlocate':

  ensure            => true,

  locate            => 'plocate',

  prunefs           => ['9p', 'afs', 'autofs', 'bdev'],

  prune_bind_mounts => true,

  prunenames        => ['.git', 'CVS'],

  prunepaths        => ['/afs', 'mnt' ],

  period            => 'daily',

  force_updatedb    => true,

}

```

The parameters `prunefs`, `prunenames` and `prunepaths` are configured with

a `unique` merge strategy within hiera so the defaults can be easily extended.

```yaml

---

mlocate::prunefs:

  - winnt

mlocate::prunenames:

  - .cache

mlocate::prunepaths:

  - /cvmfs

```

To override all values and set and exact parameter the `lookup_options` will need to be re-defined

```yaml

lookup_options:

  mlocate::prunepaths:

    merge: unique

mocate::prunepaths:

  - /set/prunepaths/to/this/path/and/drop/defaults

```

or just set via parameters:

```puppet

class{ 'mlocate':

  prunepaths => ['just', 'this'],

}

```

If you wish to switch to `plocate` instead you can use the `locate` parameter to switch to that implementation instead.

```yaml

---

mlocate::locate: plocate

```

Using plocate is the default for Archlinux, Debian 11 and newer, Fedora 37 and newer and RHEL 10 and newer

* mlocate is the default for RHEL 7, 8 and 9 and also Fedora 36.

* plocate is the default for Debian and any newer Fedoras or RHELs.