[Bug 613662] Re: nscd doesn't cache host entries

[Adam Conrad]

Given the discussion in the upstream bug, I see no reason to "fix" this
default.  People who know what they're doing can change their local
nscd.conf, it's a conffile for a reason.

** Changed in: eglibc (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => Won't Fix

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Title:
  nscd doesn't cache host entries

Status in “eglibc” package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: nscd

  Debian (and by implication Ubuntu) are the only distros to disable
  nscd hosts caching. In most cases, it is deployed with the expectation
  to mitigate expensive lookups (eg over VPN).

  The bug cited [1] has been rejected by the core glibc developers three
  years ago as not a bug; all other distros (including Redhat EL and
  Novell SLES) have this functionality enabled. Why should we continue
  to penalise Ubuntu's performance any longer, in cases where nscd is
  deployed to improve performance?

  [1] http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4428

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