[Samba] Inefficient Winbind behavior? Not sure if it posted 1st time.

[Gerald (Jerry) Carter]

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On Wed, 14 May 2003 SRuth at LANDAM.com wrote:

> Shouldn't winbindd use the local DC?  Can I configure it to do so?  I'm
> fairly convinced that authenticating over the WAN link is causing the
> delays I'm experiencing.  Any ideas are welcome.

Is should match one on the local subnet, but it binds to the 
PDC for a period of time after it has first joined the domain.
15 minutes or so IIRC.



cheers, jerry
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