Re: [HEADS UP] upcoming /etc/services updating

From: Ceri Davies <ceri_at_submonkey.net>
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 23:26:27 +0100
On Fri, Apr 28, 2006 at 03:20:00PM -0700, Colin Percival wrote:
> Michael Bushkov wrote:
> > - getservXXX() functions now work through nsdispatch(). "files", "nis"
> > and "compat" nsswitch sources are implemeted. "sources" and
> > "sources_compat" databases can now be specified in nsswitch.conf. The
> > idea of "services_compat" database is the same as for "passwd_compat"
> > and "group_compat": if we find "+" in /etc/services, we'll substitute it
> > with information received from the "services_compat" database's source.
> 
> Now that searching through a large /etc/services file is no longer a
> performance bottleneck, I intend to merge most of IANA's port assignment
> list into our /etc/services some time in mid-May.
> 
> If anyone objects to this, please let me know now.

Would it be wise to wait until cached is enabled by default?

Ceri
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