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Chapter 12. Eliminating typographical errors in local SSSD configuration

You can test if the /etc/sssd/sssd.conf file on your host contains any typographical errors using the sssctl config-check command.

Prerequisites

  • You are logged in as root.
  • The sssd-tools package is installed.

Procedure

  1. Enter the sssctl config-check command: 

    # sssctl config-check

Issues identified by validators: 1
[rule/allowed_domain_options]: Attribute 'ldap_search' is not allowed in section 'domain/<domain_name>'. Check for typos.

Messages generated during configuration merging: 0

Used configuration snippet files: 0
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  2. Open the /etc/sssd/sssd.conf file and correct the typo. If you, for example, received the error message in the previous step, replace ldap_search with ldap_search_base: 

    [...]
[domain/<domain_name>]
ldap_search_base = dc=<domain_component>,dc=<tld>
[...]
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  3. Save the file.

  4. Restart SSSD: 

    # systemctl restart sssd
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Verification

  • Enter the sssctl config-check command: 

    # sssctl config-check
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    The output should indicate that no issues were found: 

Issues identified by validators: 0

Messages generated during configuration merging: 0

Used configuration snippet files: 0
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The /etc/sssd/sssd.conf file now has no typographical errors.

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