SSSD fails to retrieve user group id with the error "cannot find name for group ID xx"

Issue

SSSD fails to retrieve user group id with the error : cannot find name for group ID xx

SSSD debug logs shows the following error :

(Mon Jul  3 13:06:36 2017) [sssd[nss]] [sss_dp_get_reply] (0x1000): Got reply from Data Provider - DP error code: 3 errno: 5 error message: Init group lookup failed
(Mon Jul  3 13:06:36 2017) [sssd[nss]] [nss_cmd_getby_dp_callback] (0x0040): Unable to get information from Data Provider Error: 3, 5, Init group lookup failed

[sssd[be[example.com]]] [be_resolve_server_done] (0x1000): Server resolution failed: [5]: Input/output error
[sssd[be[example.com]]] [sdap_id_op_connect_done] (0x0400): Failed to connect to server, but ignore mark offline is enabled.
[sssd[be[example.com]]] [sdap_id_op_connect_done] (0x4000): notify error to op #1: 5 [Input/output error]
[sssd[be[example.com]]] [dp_req_done] (0x0400): DP Request [Account #16]: Request handler finished [0]: Success
[sssd[be[example.com]]] [_dp_req_recv] (0x0400): DP Request [Account #16]: Receiving request data.
[sssd[be[example.com]]] [dp_req_reply_list_success] (0x0400): DP Request [Account #16]: Finished. Success.
[sssd[be[example.com]]] [dp_req_reply_std] (0x1000): DP Request [Account #16]: Returning [Internal Error]: 3,1432158270,Group lookup failed


[sssd[nss]] [sss_dp_get_reply] (0x1000): Got reply from Data Provider - DP error code: 3 errno: 1432158270 error message: Group lookup failed
[sssd[nss]] [nss_cmd_getby_dp_callback] (0x0040): Unable to get information from Data Provider Error: 3, 1432158270, Group lookup failed