The mlocate package on RHEL8 installs a systemd timer in place of scheduling updatedb via cron
Issue
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The mlocate version published in RHEL8 does not create the /etc/cron.daily/mlocate to automatically run the updatedb daily
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A systemd.timer named mlocate-updatedb.timer has replaced the cron
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In RHEL 8, mlocate-updatedb.timer is disabled by default
Environment
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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