winbind is not mapping all users when using the idmap_rid backend

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Issue

  • When using the idmap_rid backend, user lookups for some users fails.
  • Under the idmap_tdb backend, users lookups function for all users.

Environment

  • /etc/samba/smb.conf is configured for the idmap_rid backend.
  • samba or samba3x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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