[Samba] wbinfo -u and -g work, getent passwd works, getent group DOES NOT WORK

[Jason A. Nunnelley]

> Yes, I really need winbind.  I'm trying to create a single sign-on system that will allow both Linux and Windows clients to authenticate to a samba domain controller.  It's my understanding that winbind is necessary for getting Linux clients to work with an NT-style domain controller.
> Your system apparently does not incorporate Linux clients and so you don't need to set up winbind.

A more important question is why should you turn off winbind?  I've 
receive suggestions to turn it off, but why shouldn't it work?  Is it 
broken in Samba (some version)?

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Jason A. Nunnelley
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