mdworker(8) [osx man page]

mdworker(8)						    BSD System Manager's Manual 					       mdworker(8)

NAME

     mdworker -- metadata server worker

SYNOPSIS

     mdworker

DESCRIPTION

     mdworker is the metadata server worker process.  It is used by mds to scan and index files as a volume is mounted or a file changes.

     There are no configurations to mdworker, and users should not run manually.

SEE ALSO

     mdfind(1), mdls(1), mdutil(1)

Mac OS								 January 19, 2006							    Mac OS

MDDIAGNOSE(8)						    BSD System Manager's Manual 					     MDDIAGNOSE(8)

NAME

     mddiagnose -- gather information to aid in diagnosing Spotlight issues

SYNOPSIS

     mddiagnose -h
     mddiagnose [-f path] [-e path] [-p path] [-n]

DESCRIPTION

     The mddiagnose tool gathers system and Spotlight information in order to assist Apple when investigating issues related to Spotlight. A great
     deal of information is harvested, spanning system state, system and Spotlight details.

   What mddiagnose Collects:
	   o   A spindump of the system
	   o   Several seconds of top output
	   o   Individual samples of mds and mdworker
	   o   Paths for all files used by Spotlight to contain its database on every volume
	   o   All system logs
	   o   All spin and crash reports for the following processes:
		  mds
		  mdworker

	   o   Recent spin and crash reports for the following processes, for all local users:
		  mds
		  mdworker

	   o   The query text and result quality statistics for recent Spotlight searches.  The actual results of the searches are not gathered
	   o   General information about disks and mounted network shares
	   o   The path of the last file indexed by each mdworker process on behalf of Spotlight.  The path of the last file which resulted in a
	       crash of an mdworker process.  In each case, only the path is gathered, not the contents of the file
	   o   Spotlight configuration for each volume currently mounted on your system.  This includes the path and size of all files used inter-
	       nally by Spotlight as well as a listing of paths that are user excluded from indexing
	   o   Comprehensive information about internal state of Spotlight

   What mddiagnose Doesn't Collect:
	   o   No user data is harvested from any volume
	   o   No paths or files found by any search are returned
	   o   No database storage or user files are returned
	   o   No authentication credentials are harvested from the system

OPTIONS

     -h      Print full usage.
     -m      Gather a subset of the normal report.
     -f path Write the diagnostic to the specified path.
     -p path Gather Spotlight permissions and filter information.  Run as owner of that file.

EXIT STATUS

     mddiagnose exits with status 0 if there were no internal errors encountered during the diagnostic, or >0 when an error unrelated to external
     state occurs or unusable input is provided by the user.

Mac OS X							   15 March 2011							  Mac OS X