Bug#513305: Status of unscd, and nscd in Debian
On Fri, 27 Mar 2009, Douglas E. Engert wrote:
> I have recently read:
>
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=513305
>
> We are seeing a lot of issues with nscd leaking file
> descriptors and going in to a 100% CPU loop with trying
> to accept new connections. The real issue appears to be
> one ogf the threads is waiting in libldap, and the rest
> are waiting on a nss-ldap lock. That needs to be fixed
> evnetially.
>
> But the issues of the current nscd depending on so many
> libraries not leaking memory or FDs, or other issues
> leads us to believe that unscd might be a better option.
> And this appears to be the conclusion in the bugreport.
>
> Do you have a time frame in mind when you will have unscd
> as a Debian package as an alternative to nscd?
Probably in the next week or so; I've just been lagging here. [I've
got a working version, but I haven't put in the time to get it in a
state where it can be uploaded.]
Don Armstrong
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