Do not fail if "/" is not accessible - which it is not on Android starting with Android 7.0. diff -u -r ../mlocate-0.26/src/locate.c ./src/locate.c --- ../mlocate-0.26/src/locate.c 2012-09-22 03:48:54.000000000 +0200 +++ ./src/locate.c 2017-09-22 20:57:44.062275402 +0200 @@ -1026,11 +1027,6 @@ uc_obstack_mark = obstack_alloc (&uc_obstack, 0); obstack_init (&check_stack_obstack); res = EXIT_FAILURE; - /* Don't call access ("/", R_OK | X_OK) all the time. This is too strict, - it is possible to have "/" --x and have a database describing a - subdirectory, but that is just too improbable. */ - if (conf_statistics == false && access ("/", R_OK | X_OK) != 0) - goto done; for (i = 0; i < conf_dbpath.len; i++) { if (conf_output_limit_set != false && matches_found >= conf_output_limit)