September 2000
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/usr/sbin/nis_cachemgr [-i][-v]
The nis_cachemgr daemon maintains a cache of NIS+ directory objects and active servers for domains. It is responsible for locating servers for a domain on behalf of client processes. This daemon improves performance because only one process has to search for servers. The cache contains location information necessary to contact the NIS+ servers. This information includes transport addresses, information needed to authenticate the server, and a time-to-live field that gives a hint on how long the directory object can be cached. The cache helps to improve the performance of the clients that are traversing the NIS+ namespace. ...