getent not showing GECOS field for AD user when system is joined to AD using winbind

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • getent passwd not showing GECOS information for AD user when using winbind
  • GECOS information not available for newly created AD users

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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