Chapter 3. Understanding SSSD and its benefits - Red Hat
The System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) is a system service to access remote directories and authentication mechanisms. Learn how SSSD works, what are the benefits of using it, how the configuration files are processed, as well as what …
Chapter 7. Configuring SSSD | Red Hat Product Documentation
The System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) is a system service to access remote directories and authentication mechanisms. It connects a local system (an SSSD client) to an external back-end system (a provider).
13.2.2. Setting up the sssd.conf File - Red Hat
SSSD services and domains are configured in a .conf file. By default, this is /etc/sssd/sssd.conf — although that file must be created and configured manually, since SSSD is not configured after installation.
7.5. Configuring System Services for SSSD - Red Hat Customer Portal
How SSSD Works with NSS The Name Service Switch (NSS) service maps system identities and services with configuration sources: it provides a central configuration store where services can look up sources for various configuration and name resolution mechanisms. SSSD can use NSS as a provider for several types of NSS maps. Most notably:
7.5. Configuring System Services for SSSD - Red Hat
See Configuring SSSD to Provide a Cache for the OpenSSH Services in the Linux Domain Identity, Authentication, and Policy Guide.
SSSD vs Winbind - Red Hat
Apr 2, 2015 · In a previous post, I compared the features and capabilities of Samba winbind and SSSD. In this post, I will focus on formulating a set of criteria for how to choose between SSSD and winbind. In general, my recommendation is to …
13.2.3. Starting and Stopping SSSD - Red Hat Customer Portal
Jun 5, 2024 · Configure at least one domain before starting SSSD for the first time. See Section 13.2.10, “SSSD and Identity Providers (Domains)”. Either the service command or the …
Chapter 7. Deploying SSSD Containers With Different Configurations
The previous example creates an SSSD application container named ad_sssd. Pass the DNS server IP address, search domain, host name, and realm join command to atomic install to automatically join SSSD running in the container to the Active Directory domain.
Why Use SSSD Instead of a Direct LDAP Configuration for …
Apr 26, 2016 · With SSSD, you get installation and configuration tools like ipa-client-install and realmd that make configuration both simple and easy. You also have access to the installation scripts or Puppet modules provided by the applications.
Chapter 1. Connecting RHEL systems directly to AD using SSSD
SSSD is highly configurable; it provides Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) and Name Switch Service (NSS) integration and a database to store local users as well as extended user data retrieved from a central server. SSSD is the recommended component to connect a RHEL system with one of the following types of identity server: