diff --git a/source/auth/auth_util.c b/source/auth/auth_util.c
index b3a3d39..e332ae0 100644
--- a/source/auth/auth_util.c
+++ b/source/auth/auth_util.c
@@ -546,6 +546,30 @@ static auth_serversupplied_info *make_server_info(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx)
 }
 
 /***************************************************************************
+ Is the incoming username our own machine account ?
+ If so, the connection is almost certainly from winbindd.
+***************************************************************************/
+
+static BOOL is_our_machine_account(const char *username)
+{
+	BOOL ret;
+	char *truncname = NULL;
+	size_t ulen = strlen(username);
+
+	if (ulen == 0 || username[ulen-1] != '$') {
+		return False;
+	}
+	truncname = SMB_STRDUP(username);
+	if (!truncname) {
+		return False;
+	}
+	truncname[ulen-1] = '\0';
+	ret = strequal(truncname, global_myname());
+	SAFE_FREE(truncname);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/***************************************************************************
  Make (and fill) a user_info struct from a struct samu
 ***************************************************************************/
 
@@ -559,11 +583,11 @@ NTSTATUS make_server_info_sam(auth_serversupplied_info **server_info,
 	int i;
 	size_t num_gids;
 	DOM_SID unix_group_sid;
-	
+	const char *username = pdb_get_username(sampass);
 
-	if ( !(pwd = getpwnam_alloc(NULL, pdb_get_username(sampass))) ) {
+	if ( !(pwd = getpwnam_alloc(NULL, username)) ) {
 		DEBUG(1, ("User %s in passdb, but getpwnam() fails!\n",
-			  pdb_get_username(sampass)));
+			  username));
 		return NT_STATUS_NO_SUCH_USER;
 	}
 
@@ -579,9 +603,25 @@ NTSTATUS make_server_info_sam(auth_serversupplied_info **server_info,
 	
 	TALLOC_FREE(pwd);
 
-	status = pdb_enum_group_memberships(result, sampass,
+	if (IS_DC && is_our_machine_account(username)) {
+		/*
+		 * Ensure for a connection from our own
+		 * machine account (from winbindd on a DC)
+		 * there are no supplementary groups.
+		 * Prevents loops in calling gid_to_sid().
+		 */
+		result->sids = NULL;
+		gids = NULL;
+		result->num_sids = 0;
+
+		DEBUG(10, ("make_server_info_sam: our machine account %s "
+			"setting supplementary group list empty.\n",
+			   username));
+	} else {
+		status = pdb_enum_group_memberships(result, sampass,
 					    &result->sids, &gids,
 					    &result->num_sids);
+	}
 
 	if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
 		DEBUG(10, ("pdb_enum_group_memberships failed: %s\n",
diff --git a/source/passdb/lookup_sid.c b/source/passdb/lookup_sid.c
index d1390fd..4713bc3 100644
--- a/source/passdb/lookup_sid.c
+++ b/source/passdb/lookup_sid.c
@@ -1333,6 +1333,22 @@ void uid_to_sid(DOM_SID *psid, uid_t uid)
 	if (fetch_sid_from_uid_cache(psid, uid))
 		return;
 
+	if (IS_DC) {
+		/*
+		 * We're authoritative, ask ourselves first.
+		 */
+		BOOL ret;
+
+		become_root();
+		ret = pdb_uid_to_sid(uid, psid);
+		unbecome_root();
+		if (ret) {
+			goto done;
+		}
+
+		/* Fall through to asking winbindd. */
+	}
+
 	if (!winbind_uid_to_sid(psid, uid)) {
 		if (!winbind_ping()) {
 			legacy_uid_to_sid(psid, uid);
@@ -1343,7 +1359,9 @@ void uid_to_sid(DOM_SID *psid, uid_t uid)
 			uid));
 		return;
 	}
-	
+
+  done:
+
 	DEBUG(10,("uid %u -> sid %s\n",
 		  (unsigned int)uid, sid_string_static(psid)));
 
@@ -1358,10 +1376,26 @@ void uid_to_sid(DOM_SID *psid, uid_t uid)
 void gid_to_sid(DOM_SID *psid, gid_t gid)
 {
 	ZERO_STRUCTP(psid);
-		
+
 	if (fetch_sid_from_gid_cache(psid, gid))
 		return;
 
+	if (IS_DC) {
+		/*
+		 * We're authoritative, ask ourselves first.
+		 */
+		BOOL ret;
+
+		become_root();
+		ret = pdb_gid_to_sid(gid, psid);
+		unbecome_root();
+		if (ret) {
+			goto done;
+		}
+
+		/* Fall through to asking winbindd. */
+	}
+
 	if (!winbind_gid_to_sid(psid, gid)) {
 		if (!winbind_ping()) {
 			legacy_gid_to_sid(psid, gid);
@@ -1373,9 +1407,11 @@ void gid_to_sid(DOM_SID *psid, gid_t gid)
 		return;
 	}
 
+ done:
+
 	DEBUG(10,("gid %u -> sid %s\n",
 		  (unsigned int)gid, sid_string_static(psid)));
-	
+
 	store_gid_sid_cache(psid, gid);
 	return;
 }