How to make spotlight find 'private' files (/etc /usr etc)?

[Cromulent]

Does anyone know how to get Spotlight to index and allow you to search for the standard Unix configuration files? I also notice that I can no longer search for .plist files as I could when I was running Tiger which is annoying.

Is there any way to disable 'safe mode' which seems to have been introduced in Leopard?

 

[NAG]

When you do a spotlight search hit the + button then choose Other…

Now type in system in the search field that pops up. Select that and set it to include.

It will now search system files.

 

[Cromulent]

When you do a spotlight search hit the + button then choose Other…

Now type in system in the search field that pops up. Select that and set it to include.

It will now search system files.

Ah fantastic, thanks .