This one time, at band camp, Jean-Michel Kelbert said: > Package: wnpp > Severity: wishlist > > * Package name : nss-updatedb > Version : 2 > Upstream Author : Luke Howard <lukeh@padl.com> > * URL : http://www.padl.com/OSS/nss_updatedb.html > * License : GPL > Description : utility to maintain a local cache of network directory > > The nss_updatedb utility maintains a local cache of network directory > user and group information. Used in conjunction with the pam_ccreds > module, it provides a mechanism for disconnected use of network > directories. These tools are designed to work with pam_ldap and > nss_ldap, also available from PADL. > > Key Benefits: > * Maintains local Berkeley DB cache of nameservice information > * Supports any nameservice switch (NSS) module as a data source > * Database format compatible with nss_db module Isn't this roughly what nscd is supposed to do? Not complaining, but I'm just curious what the difference is. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ,''`. Stephen Gran | | : :' : sgran@debian.org | | `. `' Debian user, admin, and developer | | `- http://www.debian.org | -----------------------------------------------------------------
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