nscd.conf - name service cache daemon configuration
SYNOPSIS
/etc/nscd.conf
DESCRIPTION
The nscd.conf file contains the configuration information for nscd(1M). Each line specifies either
an attribute and a value, or an attribute, cachename, and a value. Fields are separated either by SPACE or TAB
characters. A `#' (number sign) indicates the beginning of a comment; characters up to the end of the line are not interpreted by nscd.
cachename is represented by hosts, ipnodes, passwd, group, exec_attr, prof_attr, user_attr, ethers, rpc, protocols, networks, bootparams, audit_user, auth_attr, services, netmasks, printers, or project.
The attribute field supports the following:
check-filescachename value
Enables or disables checking the file belonging to the specified cachename for changes. If enabled (which is the default), changes in the corresponding
file cause the cache to be invalidated within 10 seconds. Can be disabled if files are never modified for a slight performance boost, particularly over NFS. value may be either yes or no.
debug-levelvalue
Sets the debug level desired. value may range from 0 (the default) to 10. Use of this option causes nscd(1M) to run in the foreground and not become a daemon. Note that the output of the debugging command is not likely to remain the same from release-to-release; scripts should not rely on its format.
enable-cachecachename value
Enables or disables the specified cache. value may be either yes or no.
enable-per-user-lookupvalue
Enables or disables the ability of nscd to create a per-user nscd. A per-user nscd performs per-user lookups and manages the per-user
cache. The per-user lookups might not be possible if the corresponding name service switch backends do not support it or are not configured to do so. The value of this attribute can be either yes or no.
keep-hot-countcachename value
This attribute allows the administrator to set the number of entries nscd(1M) is to keep current in the specified cache. value is an integer number which should approximate the number of entries frequently used during the day.
logfiledebug-file-name
Specifies name of the file to which debug info should be written. Use /dev/tty for standard output.
maximum-per-user-nscdvalue
Sets the maximum number of per-user nscds that can be created and managed by the main nscd daemon. The value is an integer.
negative-time-to-livecachename value
Sets the time-to-live for negative entries (unsuccessful queries) in the specified cache. value is in integer seconds. Can result in significant
performance improvements if there are several files owned by uids (user IDs) not in system databases; should be kept small to reduce cache coherency problems.
per-user-nscd-time-to-livevalue
Sets the time-to-live value for a per-user nscd based on the last time the per-user nscd was active. The value is an integer that specifies a number
of seconds.
positive-time-to-livecachename value
Sets the time-to-live for positive entries (successful queries) in the specified cache. value is in integer seconds. Larger values increase
cache hit rates and reduce mean response times, but increase problems with cache coherence. Note that sites that push (update) NIS maps nightly can set the value to be the equivalent of 12 hours or more with very good performance implications.
suggested-sizecachename value
Sets the suggested number of hash buckets in the specified cache. This parameter should be changed only if the number of entries in the cache exceeds the suggested size by
more than a factor of four or five. Since this is the internal hash table size, value should remain a prime number for optimum efficiency.
This attribute is obsolete and will be silently ignored. nscd now automatically adjusts the hash table size.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: