Bug#422090: /etc/nscd.conf contains tabs which prevent configuration

[Bernd Feige <Bernd.Feige@gmx.net>]

Package: nscd
Version: 2.5-5
Severity: grave
Tags: patch
Justification: renders package unusable

Dear nscd maintainers,

the problem is stated above - Comments were introduced with a leading
tab before the hash sign which cause errors like this when nscd reads
the file:
 /usr/sbin/nscd: Syntax error: Unknown option: hosts caching

The solution is to remove the tabs before the hash signs, or fix nscd
to skip whitespace when looking for them...

Best regards,
Bernd

-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.21.1 (SMP w/2 CPU cores; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=de_DE@euro, LC_CTYPE=de_DE (charmap=ISO-8859-1)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages nscd depends on:
ii  libc6                         2.5-5      GNU C Library: Shared libraries

nscd recommends no packages.

-- no debconf information

*** /home/charly/nscd.conf.patch
*** nscd.conf.old	2007-05-03 15:43:51.000000000 +0200
--- nscd.conf	2007-05-03 15:43:09.000000000 +0200
***************
*** 60,67 ****
  	max-db-size		group		33554432
  	auto-propagate		group		yes
  
! 	# hosts caching is broken with gethostby* calls, hence is now disabled
! 	# per default.  See /usr/share/doc/nscd/NEWS.Debian.
  	enable-cache		hosts		no
  	positive-time-to-live	hosts		3600
  	negative-time-to-live	hosts		20
--- 60,67 ----
  	max-db-size		group		33554432
  	auto-propagate		group		yes
  
! # hosts caching is broken with gethostby* calls, hence is now disabled
! # per default.  See /usr/share/doc/nscd/NEWS.Debian.
  	enable-cache		hosts		no
  	positive-time-to-live	hosts		3600
  	negative-time-to-live	hosts		20