Why do winbind users and groups not having the same ID on different systems ?

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Issue

  • winbind users and groups do not have the same ID on different systems
  • I have multiple systems joined to AD domains. The UID/GID information is different on each system for the same user/group.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • samba-winbind

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