On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Mike Smith wrote:

> No.  Try for a patch that guesses how big the password file is (try 
> using stat()) and tunes the cache dynamically.
> 
> Hardcoding this at _build_ time is not any sort of "right" solution.

        Agreed on all counts. I'd also like to add a vote for this since
we have multiple machines with 16k user password files. I had intended to
start looking at the code and offer a solution instead of a me too, but it
sounds like others are already on the right track, so I'll be glad to test
something if someone comes up with patches. 

Doug
-- 
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to have as many women you got.' I looked at my mother dear and didn't even
crack a smile. I said, 'If women kill me, I don't mind dyin!'" 

    - John Belushi as "Joliet" Jake Blues, "I Don't Know"



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