doveadm user '*' vs sssd: enumeration works only once

[Heiko Schlittermann]

Heiko Schlittermann <hs at schlittermann.de> (Do 25 Feb 2021 10:08:05 CET):
> 
>         doveadm user *
> 
> returns the full user list only once. A 2nd invocation of the same command
> within a small timeframe returns a subset of the local users only (the

The following Perl script can reproduce the behaviour:

    #!/usr/bin/perl
    use strict;
    use warnings;
    use feature 'say';

    sub count {
            my $n;
            setpwent() or die("setpwent");
            $n++ while getpwent();
    #	endpwent();
            return $n;
    }

    say count();
    say count();

If I miss the endpwent(), the first count retuns 400+ users, but the
second one only about 30 (which matches the lines I've in the
/etc/passwd file).

If I use the endpwent(), I always get 400+ users.

Su, I suspect, the unfortunate behaviour is on the dovecot side (in the
auth processes)

What do you think?

    Best regards from Dresden/Germany
    Viele Grüße aus Dresden
    Heiko Schlittermann
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