How do I configure the Winbind service to authenticate itself so it is compatible with Windows domain controllers that restrict anonymous access to user and group information?

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The Winbind service communicates with Domain Controllers (DC's) using anonymous (non-authenticated) connections by default, to properly emulate the behavior of legacy Windows clients such as NT and Win9x when requesting user and group data from DC's.

This behavior can cause problems for Winbind if the domain uses DC's which are set up to restrict anonymous access. For example, if the Wi...

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