7.2. Using Multiple SSSD Configuration Files on a Per-client Basis

The default configuration file for SSSD is /etc/sssd/sssd.conf. Apart from this file, SSSD can read its configuration from all *.conf files in the /etc/sssd/conf.d/ directory.

For example, this allows you to use the default /etc/sssd/sssd.conf file on all clients and add additional settings in further configuration files to extend the functionality individually on a per-client basis.

SSSD reads the configuration files in this order:

If the same parameter appears in multiple configuration files, SSSD uses the last read parameter.