nscd Cookbook

Installs, configures, manages, and clears caches for name service cache daemon (nscd) using custom resources.

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Requirements

Platforms

• AlmaLinux 8+
• Amazon Linux 2023+
• CentOS Stream 9+
• Debian 12+
• Oracle Linux 8+
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8+
• Rocky Linux 8+
• Ubuntu 22.04+

Chef

• Chef 15.3+

Cookbooks

• none

Resources

See the resource documentation:

• nscd
• nscd_clear_cache

Migration

See migration.md for the breaking change from recipes and attributes to custom resources.

Examples

Install, configure, and start nscd:

nscd 'default'

Clear caches of passwd and group databases:

nscd_clear_cache 'clear-nscd-caches' do
  databases %w(passwd group)
end

Contributors

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Backers

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