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FAQ: Why backups are slow on a Linux server that is a member of a windows domain? #8636

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Expand Up @@ -368,6 +368,14 @@ 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 backups are slow on a Linux server that is a member of a windows domain?
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By default, if a Linux server is a member of a windows domain, username
resolution is perfomed via winbind. This can cause a noticeable performance
degradation during the backup process. To avoid this, you should use a caching
service such as ``nscd``.
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