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ntdomains is slow

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Description

Bug report

I don't know if we can fix this, or if there's another interface to the data, but querying ntdomains takes about 5s on a host without a windows domain. This seems weird.

It seems that the underlying WMI query itself is slow. From powershell, you can Get-WmiObject -query "select * from Win32_NtDomain"

I see some indication that there might be an ADSI interface to this data.

What operating system and version are you using?

Windows 10 Pro Version 10.0.17763

What version of osquery are you using?

osquery 3.3.2

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the ntdomains query on Windows 10 and compare its behavior with the PowerShell Win32_NtDomain WMI query. Investigate whether an ADSI interface can provide the same data, and consider the work complete when querying hosts without a Windows domain no longer incurs the reported delay.

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Assessment

Tech stack
powershell
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
32/100

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