Messages in this thread | | | From | (H. Peter Anvin) | Subject | Re: 2.1.127-2.2.1 large file bug. | Date | 30 Jan 1999 00:53:46 GMT |
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Followup to: <19990130111156.A10712@caffeine.ix.net.nz> By author: Chris Wedgwood <cw@ix.net.nz> In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > On Thu, Jan 28, 1999 at 09:48:00PM -0800, David S. Miller wrote: > > > sed 's/nis//' /etc/nsswitch.conf > > > > ie. get rid of all references to nis/nis+ in /etc/nsswitch.conf > > What can't tar cache names -- or cache misses when NIS fails? This > way, you only have to wait for the first timeout looking for > 'torvalds' and after that things should proceed normally... >
Sound like either the NIS client or tar needs some mental adjustment.
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