If "libnss-nm-dns" would make it easier to introduce per-user caching and/or if it improved security then those would be important benefits.
Currently nm-dnsmasq has caching disabled because of concerns about cache poisoning and information leakage. https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/foundations-p-dns- resolving If there have already been discussions of per-user caching in Ubuntu then someone please give me the link. The only approach that I have seen so far is per-user nscd in Solaris and (I now see) FreeBSD. http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19963-01/html/821-1462/nscd-1m.html http://www.unix.com/man-page/freebsd/8/NSCD -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to dnsmasq in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/959037 Title: NM-controlled dnsmasq prevents other DNS servers from starting To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/djbdns/+bug/959037/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs