In a Nutanix environment, if the login process using an Active Directory (AD) user account takes
more than a minute to complete, it could be due to the configuration of the AD lookups.
Active Directory lookups can be configured to use either Recursive or Non-Recursive mode. In
Recursive mode, the system will look up each group that a user is a member of, then each group that
those groups are members of, and so on. This can lead to a large number of lookups and potentially
slow down the login process1.
On the other hand, in Non-Recursive mode, the system only looks up the direct groups that a user is
a member of. This can significantly reduce the number of lookups and speed up the login process1.
Therefore, the administrator should confirm that Active Directory lookups are configured to use Non-
Recursive mode to resolve this issue.
Reference:
Active Directory Authentication is slow - Takes minutes to Logon | Nutanix Community
Configuring Authentication | Nutanix Community
Solving Slow Logon Issues in Active Directory Environments