Re: 2.1.127-2.2.1 large file bug.

H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
30 Jan 1999 00:53:46 GMT


Followup to: <19990130111156.A10712@caffeine.ix.net.nz>
By author: Chris Wedgwood <cw@ix.net.nz>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> On Thu, Jan 28, 1999 at 09:48:00PM -0800, David S. Miller wrote:
>
> > sed 's/nis//' /etc/nsswitch.conf
> >
> > ie. get rid of all references to nis/nis+ in /etc/nsswitch.conf
>
> What can't tar cache names -- or cache misses when NIS fails? This
> way, you only have to wait for the first timeout looking for
> 'torvalds' and after that things should proceed normally...
>

Sound like either the NIS client or tar needs some mental adjustment.

-hpa

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