> Wojciech Puchar wrote:
> > it's still 6.58s too much
> > the right solution is to use database files directly and only change data
> > that were changed without rebuilding. "real" files should be generated
> > only in case of vipw.
>
> Indeed. The DB update should be then faster than update of plaintext
> passwd/shadow entry.
should be a moment. i've send another idea to Stephen (forgot to CC to
mailing list) but using DB directly should be the best solution.