How To Install sssd-tools on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sssd-tools on Ubuntu.

What is `sssd-tools`

sssd-tools is:

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. It is also the basis to provide client auditing and policy services for projects like FreeIPA.

This package provides tools to manage users, groups and nested groups when using the local id provider.

There are three methods to install sssd-tools on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install sssd-tools Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install sssd-tools using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sssd-tools

Install sssd-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sssd-tools using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sssd-tools

Install sssd-tools Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install sssd-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sssd-tools

How To Uninstall sssd-tools on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the sssd-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sssd-tools

Uninstall sssd-tools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sssd-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sssd-tools

Remove sssd-tools Configurations and Data

To remove sssd-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sssd-tools

Remove sssd-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove sssd-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sssd-tools

Dependencies

sssd-tools have the following dependencies:

References

sssd-tools website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sssd-tools package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.