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@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
2019-08-19 Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com>
+ * nscd/nscd.conf: Add warning and comment about shared option.
+
+2019-08-19 Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com>
+
* nss/nsswitch.conf: Expand comments, and simplify defaults.
* manual/nss.texi (NSS Basics): List all known databases.
(Services in the NSS configuration): Mention automount.
diff --git a/nscd/nscd.conf b/nscd/nscd.conf
index 39b875912d..487ffe461d 100644
--- a/nscd/nscd.conf
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@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
#
# An example Name Service Cache config file. This file is needed by nscd.
#
+# WARNING: Running nscd with a secondary caching service like sssd may lead to
+# unexpected behaviour, especially with how long entries are cached.
+#
# Legal entries are:
#
# logfile <file>
@@ -23,6 +26,9 @@
# check-files <service> <yes|no>
# persistent <service> <yes|no>
# shared <service> <yes|no>
+# NOTE: Setting 'shared' to a value of 'yes' will accelerate the lookup,
+# but those lookups will not be counted as cache hits
+# i.e. 'nscd -g' may show '0%'.
# max-db-size <service> <number bytes>
# auto-propagate <service> <yes|no>
#