Disabling Linux Updatedb For Atmail Users Directory

PROBLEM

I have a large number of users (5000+) and UpdateDB has become time consuming and uses a lot of resources.

ENVIRONMENT

• On-Premise Server + WebMail Installations: Version 6.0 > Current Version

CAUSE

By default in most distributions, the "updatedb" command is run daily via Cron to index the filesystem Hard Drive.

RESOLUTION

A simple solution is to disable indexing of the Atmail users maildir by editing /etc/updatedb.conf

1. Add the following directories to the "PRUNEPATHS" section
   

   /usr/local/atmail/users
   /usr/local/atmail/webmail/tmp

2. Save the changes and exit