It can be killed with:
sudo killall updatedb.mlocate
Or:
sudo kill -9 <PID>
It runs every day by cron. Disable it with:
sudo chmod -x /etc/cron.daily/mlocate
And if you want to re-enable it:
sudo chmod +x /etc/cron.daily/mlocate
/var/lib/mlocate/mlocate.db
as well – reto Jul 3 '13 at 8:50/etc/updatedb.conf
and setPRUNEPATHS
with the directories you DO NOT want to search.– inetpro Jul 10 at 12:36