[KLUG Members] nscd problem, it's not resolving via "files", then "ldap"

[Adam Tauno Williams]

> nscd keeps switching between authenticating via "files" and "ldap".  Once nscd
> is restarted, it authenticates correctly "files".  After a while, it starts
> authenticating via "ldap" (which is after "files in the nsswitch.conf).
> 1. An account/group exists in both ldap and local files  
> 2. The machine is running nscd  
> 3. nsswitch.conf has "files ldap" for both group and passwd 
> What can be the reason ?

I've never seen anything like this,  but my suspicion would be that your
NSCD cache is too small (default is 211 entries?) and/or there are
intermittent problems connecting to your LDAP DSA.
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