You can always tune nscd via its config file to offer better results or disable host caching while still enabling the benefits of the other caches for passwd/group information. This can provide dramatic performance benefits if you are using a naming service such as NIS, LDAP, etc.
Kevin -----Original Message----- From: rhelv5-list-boun...@redhat.com [mailto:rhelv5-list-boun...@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Domenico Viggiani Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 3:47 AM To: 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (Tikanga) discussion mailing-list' Subject: RE: [rhelv5-list] Re: Own fqdn in /etc/hosts * Jan-Frode Myklebust: > * Erling Ringen: > > > > I prefer to keep my /etc/hosts files as > > clean as possible > > I think it's important to be able to resolve > the names for local interfaces without > network availability. Otherwise I think some > services might fail to start. Different opinion. I always avoid to insert hostname in /etc/hosts, I like to change ip/hostname in one place only . If DNS doesn't work, a lot of problems arise everywhere and it is not much important if some local service fails to start! In addition, I accurately avoid using "nscd", I'd like to have DNS changes immediately visible all over the network. _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list rhelv5-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list rhelv5-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list
