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  • Change /home/xxx by a network_home

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    Hello,
    I've been trying to change the local home of the users (/home/xxx) by a network home (/srv/network_home/xxx).
    The idea is to have a network_home where the users can find their home even when connecting from different stations.

    I've been using sssd (/etc/sssd/sssd.conf) to accomplish this. Please see bellow sssd.conf file:

    [sssd]
    domains = example.local
    config_file_version = 2
    services = nss, pam
    default_domain_suffix = example.local

    [domain/example.local]
    ad_domain = example.local
    krb5_realm = EXAMPLE.LOCAL
    realmd_tags = manages-system joined-with-samba
    cache_credentials = True
    id_provider = ad
    krb5_store_password_if_offline = True
    default_shell = /bin/bash
    ldap_id_mapping = False
    use_fully_qualified_names = True
    fallback_homedir = /home/%u@%d
    override_homedir = /srv/network_home/%u

    access_provider = simple
    ad_hostname = dc01.example.local
    ad_hostname = dc02.example.local
    dyndns_refresh_interval = 43200
    dyndns_update_ptr = true
    dyndns_ttl = 3600
    dyndns_auth = GSS-TSIG
    ldap_user_uid_number = uidNumber
    ldap_user_gid_number = gidNumber
    ldap_group_gid_number = gidNumber
    full_name_format = %1$s
    ad_gpo_ignore_unreadable = True

    This setting has been working great in 3 different rhel 7.9 stations.
    Recently I've deployed 2 news RHEL 7.9 stations and with exactly the same settings the systems is unstable and slow. To login by rdp takes a long time for example. Or just opening a terminal.

    I suppose there must be a difference somewhere on the packages implicated but not sure where to dig in.

    Anyone had similar issue that could share some advices?
    Still waiting on support from redhat but since I'm using a Rhel 7.9 (required by DEV tools) must probably will suggest me a more recent distro.
    Please advise!

    regards
    doa

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