Try this (assuming that /var/cache/man/whatis does not exist yet): # man man [ fine if a bit slow ] # man -k man man: nothing appropriate [ **after** /etc/cron.daily/makewhatis.cron run from cron earnining you only a bunch of errors in mail ] # apropos man man: nothing appropriate <--------- this is the problem # sh -x /etc/cron.daily/makewhatis.cron # apropos man [ now it works with a vengeance ]
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 45646 ***