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...works. > > Does winbind check  the response time of the DCs before switching to > the  fastest ? Is it possible to specify which DC must be used by > winbind when joining the domain and to make sure that it does'nt > switch ? For joining another DC, you can add '--server=SERVER_TO_USE' to the join command. You can also use the same switch with the 'net ads join' command used to join a Unix domain member. I also believe you can specify which DC to use when joining a Windows machine. I don't believe you can make a domain joined computer use a particular DC and the...

Hi Under what conditon does samba switch between domain controllers ? Are there any special conditions or situations in which samba decides to use  "DC B" rather than  "DC A" ? In my case samba switches very often. Thanks, Michel