On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 10:33:23AM +0200, Ingo Schwarze wrote: > Ioana b wrote on Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 06:37:04AM -0700: > > > is there any kind of "name service cache" system like nscd for linux > > available any time soon? It would be helpful to have a cache for the > > users password in case the authentication system is unavailable. > > Let's *not* do that. I experienced PITA many times on Linux > because of outdated cache entries and users complaining "thank > you for changing/updating/fixing my account data, but somehow > it still doesn't seem to work..." - me: "did you try on one of > our OpenBSD hosts?" - user: "yes, it does work fine there." > > See the problem? >
Yup, lack of nscd -i by the sysadmin... -- Brett Lymn "Warning: The information contained in this email and any attached files is confidential to BAE Systems Australia. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, disclosure or copying of this email or any attachments is expressly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately. VIRUS: Every care has been taken to ensure this email and its attachments are virus free, however, any loss or damage incurred in using this email is not the sender's responsibility. It is your responsibility to ensure virus checks are completed before installing any data sent in this email to your computer."
