<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE reference PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.5//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd"> <reference> <title>SSSD Manual pages</title> <refentry> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="include/upstream.xml" /> <refmeta> <refentrytitle>sssd</refentrytitle> <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> </refmeta> <refnamediv id='name'> <refname>sssd</refname> <refpurpose>System Security Services Daemon</refpurpose> </refnamediv> <refsynopsisdiv id='synopsis'> <cmdsynopsis> <command>sssd</command> <arg choice='opt'> <replaceable>options</replaceable> </arg> </cmdsynopsis> </refsynopsisdiv> <refsect1 id='description'> <title>DESCRIPTION</title> <para> <command>SSSD</command> 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. </para> </refsect1> <refsect1 id='options'> <title>OPTIONS</title> <variablelist remap='IP'> <varlistentry> <term> <option>-d</option>,<option>--debug-level</option> <replaceable>LEVEL</replaceable> </term> <listitem> <para> 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 <option>-i</option>. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <option>-D</option>,<option>--daemon</option> </term> <listitem> <para> Become a daemon after starting up. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <option>-i</option>,<option>--interactive</option> </term> <listitem> <para> Run in the foreground, don't become a daemon. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <option>-c</option>,<option>--config</option> </term> <listitem> <para> Specify a non-default config file. The default is <filename>/etc/sssd/sssd.conf</filename>. For reference on the config file syntax and options, consult the <citerefentry> <refentrytitle>sssd.conf</refentrytitle> <manvolnum>5</manvolnum> </citerefentry> manual page. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="include/param_help.xml" /> </variablelist> </refsect1> <refsect1 id='see_also'> <title>SEE ALSO</title> <para> <citerefentry> <refentrytitle>sssd.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum> </citerefentry>, <citerefentry> <refentrytitle>sss_groupadd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum> </citerefentry>, <citerefentry> <refentrytitle>sss_groupdel</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum> </citerefentry>, <citerefentry> <refentrytitle>sss_groupmod</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum> </citerefentry>, <citerefentry> <refentrytitle>sss_useradd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum> </citerefentry>, <citerefentry> <refentrytitle>sss_userdel</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum> </citerefentry>, <citerefentry> <refentrytitle>sss_usermod</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum> </citerefentry>. </para> </refsect1> </refentry> </reference>