Git clone is taking a long time to complete
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Problem
When running a git clone, it takes a long time to complete even if the repository is small.
There aren't errors in the application logs. In profiling logs, it shows that authentication takes a long time to complete:
2018-05-25 13:40:10,086 | http-nio-80-exec-7 | @5IZFEEx801x2949x0 | rmadalozzo | -
[86782ms] - "GET /scm/tes/repotest.git/info/refs HTTP/1.1"
[86751ms] - Authentication org.springframework.security.authentication.AuthenticationProvider.authenticate(Authentication)
[86735ms] - attemptAuthentication - com.atlassian.bitbucket.server.bitbucket-authentication:crowdHttpAuthHandler
[86735ms] - AuthenticationResult com.atlassian.stash.internal.user.CaptchaService.authenticateWithCaptcha(CaptchaTicket,UncheckedOperation)
[16ms] - Page com.atlassian.bitbucket.user.UserService.findGroupsByUser(String,PageRequest)
[31ms] - void com.atlassian.stash.internal.scm.git.protocol.http.HttpRefAdvertisement.handleRequest()
[31ms] - C:\Program Files\Git\cmd\git.exe upload-pack --advertise-refs --stateless-rpc E:\Atlassian\ApplicationData\Stash\shared\data\repositories\25Cause
Check for the Follow referrals attribute in LDAP settings.
Resolution
Check to see from the LDAP settings if follow referrals attribute are enabled.
If it is, uncheck the Follow referrals LDAP attribute by going to Administration → User Directories → Edit → Advanced Settings → Follow Referrals.