# Too many connections to active directory **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 2, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/too-many-connections-to-active-directory/122264 "2018-03-02T14:00:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zeenon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zeenon/32/24883_2.png) [@zeenon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zeenon)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/too-many-connections-to-active-directory/122264/1 "2018-03-02T14:00:34Z")
We have authentication with Active directory and all is OK. Our administrator complains about too many requests and in our log file, we have 4 messages each 10 seconds for the single connected user. Is it possible to reduce traffic ? ``` [2018-03-02T14:55:13,194][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:55:13,194][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:55:13,197][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:55:13,199][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:55:23,194][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:55:23,194][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:55:23,198][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:55:23,201][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:55:33,193][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:55:33,193][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:55:33,196][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:55:33,198][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:55:43,188][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:55:43,188][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:55:43,191][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:55:43,193][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:55:53,196][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:55:53,196][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:55:53,202][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:55:53,204][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:56:03,196][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:56:03,196][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:56:03,199][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:56:03,202][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:56:13,038][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:56:13,038][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:56:13,041][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:56:13,043][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:56:23,047][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:56:23,047][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:56:23,050][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] [2018-03-02T14:56:23,052][DEBUG][o.e.x.s.a.l.LdapRealm] [node_CELIST0028] realm [active_directory] authenticated user [ADMB0021977], with roles [[]] ``` ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/too-many-connections-to-active-directory/122264/2 "2018-03-30T14:00:48Z")
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