On 01/02/2012, at 19:25, O. Hartmann wrote: >> The problem is that tools that modify the passwd and group files, like >> pw(8), don't invalidate nscd's negative cache entries when making >> changes. >> >> > > Thank you for the explanation. How feasible would it be for pw to try and notify nscd? Or for nscd to monitor the passwd & group files? Either would be somewhat racy though.. -- Daniel O'Connor software and network engineer for Genesis Software - http://www.gsoft.com.au "The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from." -- Andrew Tanenbaum GPG Fingerprint - 5596 B766 97C0 0E94 4347 295E E593 DC20 7B3F CE8CReceived on Wed Feb 01 2012 - 12:05:30 UTC
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