Comments on: Reindex Spotlight from the Command Line http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/02/reindex-spotlight-from-the-command-line/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Tue, 21 May 2013 16:47:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Frederic http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/02/reindex-spotlight-from-the-command-line/#comment-456843 Frederic Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:50:50 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26091#comment-456843 The account you are using is an administrative account but not the root account An easy way to enable the root account sudo passwd sudo will ask for a password. This is the password for the administrative account you're currently using. Administrative accounts have super user rights so you can start programs that are otherwise restricted to the root account. With passwd you can set a password for the root user. The account you are using is an administrative account but not the root account

An easy way to enable the root account

sudo passwd

sudo will ask for a password. This is the password for the administrative account you’re currently using. Administrative accounts have super user rights so you can start programs that are otherwise restricted to the root account.

With passwd you can set a password for the root user.

]]> By: Nacho http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/02/reindex-spotlight-from-the-command-line/#comment-425110 Nacho Mon, 10 Sep 2012 06:31:34 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26091#comment-425110 it ask me for the password!?!? i own this mac but never been ask for one?!?! any ideas!? it ask me for the password!?!? i own this mac but never been ask for one?!?!

any ideas!?

]]> By: Fake http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/02/reindex-spotlight-from-the-command-line/#comment-400931 Fake Thu, 21 Jun 2012 02:12:37 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26091#comment-400931 to enable indexing of a drive that you aren't currently indexing: mdutil -i on "/Volumes/ExternalDrive" If you don't know the correct name of the external drive, do this and look at the output: cd /Volumes ls (that's L S in lowercase) If you want to see the indexing status of a particular drive, do this: mdutil -s "/Volumes/ExternalDrive" To ERASE THE SPOTLIGHT INDEX (NOT THE DRIVE ITSELF) and re-index a particular drive, do this: mdutil -E "/Volumes/ExternalDrive" To stop indexing an external drive, do this: mdutil -i off "/Volumes/ExternalDrive" Note that you must be an administrator on your computer. If you are not, precede each command with the word "sudo" which temporarily grants you administrative rights. You'll need to type in the administrator's password (which won't display on the screen; but the administrator can read the log to know you've used his/her password, so be sure you have permission). to enable indexing of a drive that you aren’t currently indexing:

mdutil -i on “/Volumes/ExternalDrive”

If you don’t know the correct name of the external drive, do this and look at the output:

cd /Volumes
ls

(that’s L S in lowercase)

If you want to see the indexing status of a particular drive, do this:

mdutil -s “/Volumes/ExternalDrive”

To ERASE THE SPOTLIGHT INDEX (NOT THE DRIVE ITSELF) and re-index a particular drive, do this:

mdutil -E “/Volumes/ExternalDrive”

To stop indexing an external drive, do this:

mdutil -i off “/Volumes/ExternalDrive”

Note that you must be an administrator on your computer. If you are not, precede each command with the word “sudo” which temporarily grants you administrative rights. You’ll need to type in the administrator’s password (which won’t display on the screen; but the administrator can read the log to know you’ve used his/her password, so be sure you have permission).

]]> By: Daniel http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/02/reindex-spotlight-from-the-command-line/#comment-378389 Daniel Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:38:34 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26091#comment-378389 When I run this for my external drive it says: Indexing disabled. How can I enable indexing on an external drive? Thanks. When I run this for my external drive it says:

Indexing disabled.

How can I enable indexing on an external drive? Thanks.

]]> By: Brad http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/02/reindex-spotlight-from-the-command-line/#comment-352084 Brad Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:17:12 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26091#comment-352084 Alright so tried out this fix. Returned: No index. From there goes back to "home" command line. Any ideas? Alright so tried out this fix.

Returned:
No index.

From there goes back to “home” command line.
Any ideas?

]]> By: Michael Rygaard http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/02/reindex-spotlight-from-the-command-line/#comment-329329 Michael Rygaard Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:54:13 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26091#comment-329329 I still use Quicksilver, its still faster, and finds more. also it can find 2 names pr file. say you use Handbrake - but ½ of the time cant rember that strange name and rename it to "video converter and DVD ripper" then Quicksilver will find it on both the new and the old name. I still use Quicksilver, its still faster, and finds more.
also it can find 2 names pr file.
say you use Handbrake – but ½ of the time cant rember that strange name and rename it to “video converter and DVD ripper” then Quicksilver will find it on both the new and the old name.

]]> By: Teddster http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/02/reindex-spotlight-from-the-command-line/#comment-329301 Teddster Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:04:27 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26091#comment-329301 Yes of course. It's often quicker and more specific for advanced users, but the CLI gets a lot of use for sysadmins and others too. SSH in, rebuild clients Spotlight, etc. Remote administration. etc Yes of course. It’s often quicker and more specific for advanced users, but the CLI gets a lot of use for sysadmins and others too. SSH in, rebuild clients Spotlight, etc. Remote administration. etc

]]> By: 911 http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/02/reindex-spotlight-from-the-command-line/#comment-329194 911 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:04:59 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26091#comment-329194 Serious question. I see these posts on here quite often, do this or that from the command line.. Hmm. Do people actually do this? Serious question. I see these posts on here quite often, do this or that from the command line.. Hmm. Do people actually do this?

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