nscd cache works how?

[Ed Greshko]

Tom Horsley wrote:
> I get these annoying yp client call timeouts on my desktop
> at work. Doing some googling, I find that I should enable
> nscd to cache the lookups.
>
> That sounds like a good idea, but I'm just curious how the
> devil it actually works. If my yp.conf file points to some
> remote NIS server, how does the nscd cache insinuate its
> way into the middle of the NIS lookups?
>
> Is talking to nscd built into the glibc code so that
> it will use the cache if it is there, and talk to the
> remote server otherwise?
>
> Just curious. I've enabled it, now I'll see if the yp
> errors stop...
>   
Are you asking for more detail than the second paragraph of the nscd man
page?
> More curiosity: My mailer claims I sent this yesterday, but
> it hasn't shown up in the archives or my copy of the users
> list, so I'm trying it again. Anyone have any idea where the
> original might have gone? (Maybe I used the wrong sender addr?).
>   


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