[CentOS] Re: Caching nameserver -- Name Services Cache Daemon (nscd)

Peter Farrow wrote:

Have you tried nscd?

William Warren wrote:

no i have not..:) I am realy interested in learning Bind right now since that is what is able to be accessed through webmin(which i am NOT using for this excersize).

I think what Peter was directing you towards is the Name Services Cache Daemon (nscd). It is a _transparent_ "start'n forget" client service that caches names (e.g., DNS), NIS maps (e.g., hosts, passwd, group, etc...) and other network information. You don't need to configure it.

It's much easier and more secure to deal with the simple need of clients to catch name and other network mapped services (like NIS).