[Bug 613662] [NEW] nscd doesn't cache host entries

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You have been subscribed to a public bug by Daniel J Blueman (daniel-blueman):

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

** Affects: eglibc (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Fix Committed

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nscd doesn't cache host entries
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/613662
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