diff -up man-pages-3.53/man5/nscd.conf.5.orig man-pages-3.53/man5/nscd.conf.5
--- man-pages-3.53/man5/nscd.conf.5.orig	2013-07-31 08:45:56.000000000 +0200
+++ man-pages-3.53/man5/nscd.conf.5	2014-02-11 11:45:36.911286496 +0100
@@ -229,6 +229,13 @@ This option is valid only for services
 and
 .IR group .
 .RE
+.SH NOTES
+The default values stated in this manual page originate
+from the source code of
+.BR nscd (8)
+and are used if not overriden in the configuration file.
+The default values used in the configuration file of
+your distribution might differ.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .BR nscd (8)
 .\" .SH AUTHOR