How To Install sssd 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 on Ubuntu.
What is sssd
sssd 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 is a metapackage which installs the daemon and existing authentication back ends.
There are three methods to install sssd 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sssd
Install sssd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sssd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sssd
Install sssd 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sssd
How To Uninstall sssd on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the sssd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sssd
Uninstall sssd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sssd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sssd
Remove sssd Configurations and Data
To remove sssd configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sssd
Remove sssd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sssd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sssd
Dependencies
sssd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sssd package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.