Re: Re: Re: Quick User Existance Check?

I can see your point Tilly, I guess I did not even think about that viewpoint when I posted because I have dealt with the exact same speed issue the person was posting about before. Where a batch check of many names to a silly large /etc/passwd file was taking way to long using getpwnam(). In my instance it changed my average runtime from 14 minutes down to <15 seconds to use my method instead of getpwnam()

BTW, it is great having you back! I missed your insightful posts while you were kept from us.

-Waswas

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Quick User Existance Check? by tilly (Archbishop) on Jun 27, 2003 at 20:32 UTC
From the description it could well be a justified speedup to look for. People tend to have knee-jerk responses, and sometimes those responses are inappropriate. With 500,000 users on the system, scanning it each time could quickly become prohibitive. About being back. I also like being back. Interacting here forces me to constantly rethink what I think I know, and exposes me to things that I didn't know. This is very valuable for me. (Not to mention fun!) Plus there are all of the people I know and enjoy talking to...	[reply]

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by tilly (Archbishop) on Jun 27, 2003 at 20:32 UTC

About being back. I also like being back. Interacting here forces me to constantly rethink what I think I know, and exposes me to things that I didn't know. This is very valuable for me. (Not to mention fun!) Plus there are all of the people I know and enjoy talking to...

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