tracker not indexing mounted directories

Bug #157107 reported by ragnaroknroll
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tracker (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

I'm using the tracker search tool in the final gutsy release, and have noticed that it doesn't index mounted directories even though i've enabled 'index mounted directories' in the index preferences. This includes my windows partition, which is mounted before I login through gdm and also a usb external hard disk, which is mounted only after I login. I read in a previous bug that any directory that isn't mounted before login won't be indexed. Is there any workaround to this, since I have all my data and documents stored in this external drive. I tried adding the folder this external drive mounts into to the list of directories to be watched and indexed by tracker. This works initially, but when I reboot, the searches yield no results, although the tracker-stats show that the external drive has been indexed. What could be the problem?

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Basilio Kublik (sourcercito) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at [WWW] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage. I have classified this bug as a bug in tracker

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Sergio Zanchetta (primes2h) wrote :

I confirm this bug.

I have a directory mounted via smbmount in /media/netshare.

I have added it to additional directory to index and I also checked 'index mounted directories'.

No results at all.

With Feisty I used Beagle and it worked perfectly.

Being tracker the default indexing program in Gutsy, I think this Bug should be a High priority.

Changed in tracker:
status: New → Confirmed
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Sergio Zanchetta (primes2h) wrote :

I killed trackerd.
I restarted trackerd having previously mounted net disk. (mounted in /media/netshare)
Now trackerd have indexed disk and search tool finds stuff.

It seems that tracker doesn't start indexing if a disk is mounted (external, internal or via smbmount)

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Sergio Zanchetta (primes2h) wrote :

In my previous comment I meant:

It seems that tracker doesn't start indexing if a disk (external, internal or via smbmount) is mounted while trackerd is running.

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