Long delay when logging in Network User

Hello,
We are running into a weird problem.
We have an XServe G5 2.0 GHz DP with 5 GB RAM, providing multiple services to a small school.
The Users have Network-based accounts, and are authenticated via OD on the same server.
Lately, Users have started experiencing a very long delay when logging in.
At the login prompt, if they input the wrong password, they get "the shake" right away, which indicates that the authentication speed is rather fast. If they do input the right credentials, nothing happens for 25 - 30 seconds, and then login proceeds as usual, fairly quickly. The machines are normally responsive from there on, i.e. it is not a network performance issue. Also, even if no one is on the server, the first one to log in runs into the same issue, i.e. it is not a server overload issue. Does anyone have an idea what is going on? Any suggestions for a solution will be appreciated.
Best regards,
Alain Chammas

Hi
This could be down to a time sync issue. Are Server and Clients all using the same Network Time Server? Do you see a similar delay when presenting the login window displaying a list of network users? If you did not know this is a computer list mananged preference. Anything unusual in the system.log?
Hope this helps, Tony

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