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From: brianb@shore.net (Brian Beaulieu)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Changing the chpass and passwd cache size (bpatch)
Date: 4 Feb 1997 01:24:17 GMT
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Hello,

Can someone give me the correct syntax for changing the cache size for
chpass and passwd?  It was mentioned in the pwd_mkdb(8) man page that it
will dramatically increase performance on large passwd file, and it has
truly done so (turning a 60 second process into 10 seconds).

I have tried a few different variations with bpatch, but none work..
Thanks

Brian
brian@capecod.net