NAME
nscd - name service caching daemon SYNOPSIS
nscd [OPTION...? DESCRIPTION
Nscd caches libc-issued requests to the Name Service. If retrieving NSS data is fairly expensive, nscd is able to speed up consecutive access to the same data dramatically and increase overall system performance. Nscd should be run at boot time by /etc/init.d/nscd. OPTIONS
- d, --debug
Do not fork and display messages on the current tty.-f, --config-file NAMERead configuration data from NAME.
Print current configuration statistic.
Invalidate the specified TABLE, i. e. forget all data cached therein. This should be used if the database storing this information has been changed.
Quit a running nscd process.
Use a separate cache for each user.
Start NUMBER threads. The number of threads started denotes that maximum number of requests that can be handled simultaneously. The default is set in the configuration file. (See nscd.conf(5).)
Print a short help list.
--usage Print a short usage message.
Print program version.
FILES
/etc/nscd.conf
Nscd configuration file. See nscd.conf(5) for moreinformation./etc/nsswitch.confName Service Switch configuration. See nss-witch.conf(5)? for more information.SEE ALSO
GNU C Library info file, nscd.conf(5), nsswitch.conf(5)
GNU C Library 2.2 January 07, 2001 1
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