diff --git a/etc/nscd.conf b/etc/nscd.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b29190c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/nscd.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#
+# /etc/nscd.conf
+#
+# An example Name Service Cache config file.  This file is needed by nscd.
+#
+# Legal entries are:
+#
+#       logfile                 <file>
+#       debug-level             <level>
+#       threads                 <initial #threads to use>
+#       max-threads             <maximum #threads to use>
+#       server-user             <user to run server as instead of root>
+#               server-user is ignored if nscd is started with -S parameters
+#       stat-user               <user who is allowed to request statistics>
+#       reload-count            unlimited|<number>
+#       paranoia                <yes|no>
+#       restart-interval        <time in seconds>
+#
+#       enable-cache            <service> <yes|no>
+#       positive-time-to-live   <service> <time in seconds>
+#       negative-time-to-live   <service> <time in seconds>
+#       suggested-size          <service> <prime number>
+#       check-files             <service> <yes|no>
+#       persistent              <service> <yes|no>
+#       shared                  <service> <yes|no>
+#       max-db-size             <service> <number bytes>
+#       auto-propagate          <service> <yes|no>
+#
+# Currently supported cache names (services): passwd, group, hosts
+#
+
+
+#       logfile                 /var/log/nscd.log
+#       threads                 6
+#       max-threads             128
+        server-user             nscd
+#       stat-user               nocpulse
+        debug-level             0
+#       reload-count            5
+        paranoia                no
+#       restart-interval        3600
+
+        enable-cache            passwd          yes
+        positive-time-to-live   passwd          600
+        negative-time-to-live   passwd          20
+        suggested-size          passwd          211
+        check-files             passwd          yes
+        persistent              passwd          yes
+        shared                  passwd          yes
+        max-db-size             passwd          33554432
+        auto-propagate          passwd          yes
+
+        enable-cache            group           yes
+        positive-time-to-live   group           3600
+        negative-time-to-live   group           60
+        suggested-size          group           211
+        check-files             group           yes
+        persistent              group           yes
+        shared                  group           yes
+        max-db-size             group           33554432
+        auto-propagate          group           yes
+
+        enable-cache            hosts           yes
+        positive-time-to-live   hosts           3600
+        negative-time-to-live   hosts           20
+        suggested-size          hosts           211
+        check-files             hosts           yes
+        persistent              hosts           yes
+        shared                  hosts           yes
+        max-db-size             hosts           33554432
diff --git a/etc/passwd b/etc/passwd
index 680d986..34b1e39 100644
--- a/etc/passwd
+++ b/etc/passwd
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ daemon:x:2:6:daemon:/sbin:/bin/bash
 lp:x:4:9:daemon:/sbin:/bin/bash
 man:x:13:2:man:/var/catman:/bin/bash
 ftp:x:40:2:ftp:/pub/Filebase:/bin/bash
+nscd:x:58:2:nscd:/var/db/nscd:/bin/bash
 nobody:x:65534:65534:nobody:/tmp:/bin/bash
diff --git a/tmp/postinstall b/tmp/postinstall
index f36fc20..5947274 100644
--- a/tmp/postinstall
+++ b/tmp/postinstall
@@ -302,3 +302,7 @@ if [ ! -z "$FSTABENTRY" ]; then
 	|sed "s/\\$INSTROOT//" >$ROOTDIR/etc/fstab
 fi
 rm $ROOTDIR/tmp/fstab
+mkdir /var/db/nscd
+mkdir /var/run/nscd
+chown nscd:sys /var/db/nscd
+chown nscd:sys /var/run/nscd