sssd 8 sssd System Security Services Daemon sssd options SSSD provides a set of daemons to manage access to remote directories and authentication mechanisms. It provides an NSS and PAM interface toward the system and a pluggable backend system to connect to multiple different account sources as well as D-Bus interface. It is also the basis to provide client auditing and policy services for projects like FreeIPA. It provides a more robust database to store local users as well as extended user data. -d,--debug-level LEVEL Debug level to run the daemon with. 0 is the default as well as the lowest allowed value, 10 is the most verbose mode. This setting overrides the settings from config file. This parameter implies -i. -f,--debug-to-files Send the debug output to files instead of stderr. By default, the log files are stored in /var/log/sssd and there are separate log files for every SSSD service and domain. -D,--daemon Become a daemon after starting up. -i,--interactive Run in the foreground, don't become a daemon. -c,--config Specify a non-default config file. The default is /etc/sssd/sssd.conf. For reference on the config file syntax and options, consult the sssd.conf 5 manual page. sssd.conf5 , sss_groupadd8 , sss_groupdel8 , sss_groupmod8 , sss_useradd8 , sss_userdel8 , sss_usermod8 .