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== Shared Database Proposal == | == Shared Database Proposal == | ||
NSS | Prior to version 3.34, NSS had been using an old version of the Berkeley DataBase as its database engine since Netscape Navigator 2.0 in 1994. This database engine is commonly described in NSS documents as "DBM" and has a | ||
number of limitations. One of the most severe limitations concerns the | number of limitations. One of the most severe limitations concerns the | ||
number of processes that may share a database file. While any process has | number of processes that may share a database file. While any process has | ||
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Multiple processes may share a DBM database ONLY if they ALL access it | Multiple processes may share a DBM database ONLY if they ALL access it | ||
READ-ONLY. Processes cannot share a DBM database file if ANY of them wants | READ-ONLY. Processes cannot share a DBM database file if ANY of them wants | ||
to update it. | to update it. | ||
NOTE: Since 3.34, NSS has moved to an [[NSS SQLite-based DB]]. | |||
This limitation has been cumbersome for applications that wish to use NSS. | This limitation has been cumbersome for applications that wish to use NSS. | ||