I can confirm this bug on edgy (fresh installation). The trace from /etc/init.d/nscd restart:
+ rm -f /var/run/nscd/nscd.pid + return 0 + /usr/sbin/nscd --invalidate /usr/sbin/nscd: option `--invalidate' requires an argument Try `nscd --help' or `nscd --usage' for more information. + echo (failed to stop). The man page shows: -i, --invalidate TABLE Invalidate the specified TABLE, i. e. forget all data cached therein. This should be used if the database storing this information has been changed. -- restart action in init script is broken https://launchpad.net/bugs/66146 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs