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On 02/20/2015 12:03 PM, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> Maybe it is actually simpler than that.  Invalidating the cache as a
> whole probably never makes sense.  In fact there are two reasons for
> invalidation:
>
> - The pw_name, pw_shell, pw_home, pw_gecos settings for a user changed.
>
> - The interface to the DC was broken and there are entries of the type
>    Achim mentioned, "DOM+User(RID)".
>
> The first case can only be fixed by invalidating the cache on a regular
> basis.  If we didn't fetch the info for a user for, say, 5 minutes, drop
> the entry from the cache and renew the information by asking the DC
> again.
>
> As for the second case, the DOM+User(RID) entries are undesired and
> wrong anyway.  So maybe the caching code could do what you said in the
> first place.  Invalidate the cache on every network change.  But then,
> only invalidate the entries of the aforementioned type.

That all sounds very reasonable.

> Care to hack a bit?

Oh, if only I could.  If I had more time available, I'd have to go with 
more time to play with my kids (or sleep) :)

Tom.

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