From bfa944af0744f2a92559056567d4f4d577ded3df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: infectormp Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 02:03:22 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] FAQ: Why backups are slow on a Linux server that is a member of a windows domain? (#8636) FAQ: Why backups are slow on a Linux server that is a member of a windows domain? --- docs/faq.rst | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/faq.rst b/docs/faq.rst index c9f925a41..375961411 100644 --- a/docs/faq.rst +++ b/docs/faq.rst @@ -368,6 +368,13 @@ using ``nfs=nostale_ro``. Doing so implies mounting the filesystem read-only. Another option is to not consider inode numbers in the files cache by passing ``--files-cache=ctime,size``. +Why are backups slow on a Linux server that is a member of a Windows domain? +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +If a Linux server is a member of a Windows domain, username to userid resolution might be +performed via ``winbind`` without caching, which can slow down backups significantly. +You can use e.g. ``nscd`` to add caching and improve the speed. + Security ########