After changing idmap settings in smb.conf or sssd.conf file, permissions of home-directory and existing files owned by AD users/groups are showing numbers instead of username:groupname

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Issue

  • After changing idmap settings in smb.conf or sssd.conf file, permissions of home-directory and existing files for AD accounts are showing random numbers instead of username:groupname

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Active Directory
  • samba/winbind
  • SSSD

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