user@host-debian9:~$ sudo apt install sssd
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
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The following additional packages will be installed:
adcli ldap-utils libbasicobjects0 libc-ares2 libcollection4 libdhash1 libini-config5 libipa-hbac0
libldap-2.4-2 libldap-common libnfsidmap2 libnl-route-3-200 libnss-sss libpam-pwquality libpam-sss
libpath-utils1 libref-array1 libsasl2-modules libsasl2-modules-gssapi-mit libsss-idmap0 libsss-nss-idmap0
libsss-sudo python-sss sssd-ad sssd-ad-common sssd-common sssd-ipa sssd-krb5 sssd-krb5-common sssd-ldap
sssd-proxy
Suggested packages:
libsasl2-modules-ldap libsasl2-modules-otp libsasl2-modules-sql apparmor sssd-tools
The following NEW packages will be installed:
adcli ldap-utils libbasicobjects0 libc-ares2 libcollection4 libdhash1 libini-config5 libipa-hbac0
libnfsidmap2 libnl-route-3-200 libnss-sss libpam-pwquality libpam-sss libpath-utils1 libref-array1
libsasl2-modules-gssapi-mit libsss-idmap0 libsss-nss-idmap0 libsss-sudo python-sss sssd sssd-ad
sssd-ad-common sssd-common sssd-ipa sssd-krb5 sssd-krb5-common sssd-ldap sssd-proxy
The following packages will be upgraded:
libldap-2.4-2 libldap-common libsasl2-modules
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adduser: Warning: The home directory `/var/lib/sss' does not belong to the user you are currently creating.
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/sockets.target.wants/sssd-secrets.socket → /lib/systemd/system/sssd-secrets.socket.
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/sssd.service → /lib/systemd/system/sssd.service.
Job for sssd.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status sssd.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
invoke-rc.d: initscript sssd, action "start" failed.
● sssd.service - System Security Services Daemon
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/sssd.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Fri 2019-03-29 11:07:38 MDT; 28ms ago
Process: 3253 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/sssd -i -f (code=exited, status=4)
Main PID: 3253 (code=exited, status=4)
Mar 29 11:07:38 host-debian9 systemd[1]: Starting System Security Services Daemon...
Mar 29 11:07:38 host-debian9 sssd[3253]: Configuration file: /etc/sssd/sssd.conf does not exist.
Mar 29 11:07:38 host-debian9 systemd[1]: sssd.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=4/NOP…ISSION
Mar 29 11:07:38 host-debian9 systemd[1]: Failed to start System Security Services Daemon.
Mar 29 11:07:38 host-debian9 systemd[1]: sssd.service: Unit entered failed state.
Mar 29 11:07:38 host-debian9 systemd[1]: sssd.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.
... because /etc/sssd/sssd.conf is not available yet
sssd-secrets.service is a disabled or a static unit, not starting it.
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user@host-debian9:~$ journalctl -xe
Hint: You are currently not seeing messages from other users and the system.
Users in the 'systemd-journal' group can see all messages. Pass -q to
turn off this notice.
No journal files were opened due to insufficient permissions.
user@host-debian9:~$ sudo -i
[sudo] password for user:
root@host-debian9:~# journalctl -xe
-- Defined-By: systemd
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Jan 15 11:46:08 host-debian9 systemd[1]: Started Run anacron jobs.
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Jan 15 11:46:08 host-debian9 anacron[3321]: Anacron 2.3 started on 2020-01-15
Jan 15 11:46:08 host-debian9 anacron[3321]: Will run job `cron.daily' in 5 min.
Jan 15 11:46:08 host-debian9 anacron[3321]: Will run job `cron.weekly' in 10 min.
Jan 15 11:46:08 host-debian9 anacron[3321]: Will run job `cron.monthly' in 15 min.
Jan 15 11:46:08 host-debian9 anacron[3321]: Jobs will be executed sequentially
Jan 15 11:46:11 host-debian9 systemd[1]: Started Daily apt download activities.
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Jan 15 11:46:11 host-debian9 systemd[1]: apt-daily.timer: Adding 11h 32min 13.004456s random time.
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Jan 15 11:47:05 host-debian9 sudo[3614]: user : problem with defaults entries ; TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/home/us
Jan 15 11:47:08 host-debian9 sudo[3614]: user : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/home/user ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bi
Jan 15 11:47:08 host-debian9 sudo[3614]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
root@host-debian9:~# ls -l /etc/sssd/sssd.conf
-rw------- 1 root root 0 Mar 29 2019 /etc/sssd/sssd.conf
root@host-debian9:~# ls -ld /etc/sssd
drwx--x--x 3 sssd sssd 4096 Mar 29 2019 /etc/sssd
root@host-debian9:~# systemctl restart sssd
Job for sssd.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status sssd.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
root@host-debian9:~# journalctl -xe
-- Subject: Unit apt-daily.service has finished start-up
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: https://www.debian.org/support
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-- Unit apt-daily.service has finished starting up.
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Jan 15 11:46:11 host-debian9 systemd[1]: apt-daily.timer: Adding 1h 10min 58.874212s random time.
Jan 15 11:46:11 host-debian9 systemd[1]: apt-daily.timer: Adding 11h 32min 13.004456s random time.
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-- Support: https://www.debian.org/support
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Jan 15 11:47:05 host-debian9 sudo[3614]: user : problem with defaults entries ; TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/home/us
Jan 15 11:47:08 host-debian9 sudo[3614]: user : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/home/user ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bi
Jan 15 11:47:08 host-debian9 sudo[3614]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
Jan 15 11:47:58 host-debian9 systemd[1]: Starting System Security Services Daemon...
-- Subject: Unit sssd.service has begun start-up
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: https://www.debian.org/support
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-- Unit sssd.service has begun starting up.
Jan 15 11:47:59 host-debian9 sssd[3627]: SSSD couldn't load the configuration database [5]: Input/output err
Jan 15 11:47:59 host-debian9 systemd[1]: sssd.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=4/NOPERMISSI
Jan 15 11:47:59 host-debian9 systemd[1]: Failed to start System Security Services Daemon.
-- Subject: Unit sssd.service has failed
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: https://www.debian.org/support
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-- The result is failed.
Jan 15 11:47:59 host-debian9 systemd[1]: sssd.service: Unit entered failed state.
Jan 15 11:47:59 host-debian9 systemd[1]: sssd.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
root@host-debian9:~#
I have tried several different combinations of permissions and ownership (between sssd and root users) for the sssd.conf config file and the service still will not start, giving the same status=4/permission error each time, saying the sssd.conf file cannot be read.
I am using Debian 9 4.9.0-8-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.9.144-3.1 (2019-02-19) x86_x64 GNU/Linux