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Date:      Wed, 01 Sep 1999 09:51:57 -0700
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        Jaye Mathisen <mrcpu@internetcds.com>
Cc:        Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Minor patches to pwd_mkdb 
Message-ID:  <199909011651.JAA05971@dingo.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 01 Sep 1999 01:05:40 PDT." <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909010103080.358-100000@schizo.cdsnet.net> 

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> Why is it OK for top to do it, but not pwd_mkdb?  I probably end up
> updating my OS faster than I add users to my password file...

Top being wrong is not a justification for doing it wrong again.

> Tweak the cache to 32MB's, and never touch it again, regardless of how big
> your passwd file is...

Then why make it a build option at all?

-- 
\\  The mind's the standard       \\  Mike Smith
\\  of the man.                   \\  msmith@freebsd.org
\\    -- Joseph Merrick           \\  msmith@cdrom.com




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