root@focal-desktop:~# journalctl -u sssd.service --boot 0
Jan 15 13:20:14 focal-desktop systemd[1]: Starting System Security Services Daemon...
Jan 15 13:20:14 focal-desktop sssd[655]: SSSD couldn't load the configuration database [2]: No such file or directory.
Jan 15 13:20:14 focal-desktop systemd[1]: sssd.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=4/NOPERMISSION
Jan 15 13:20:14 focal-desktop systemd[1]: sssd.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jan 15 13:20:14 focal-desktop systemd[1]: Failed to start System Security Services Daemon.
Jan 15 13:20:14 focal-desktop systemd[1]: sssd.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 1.
Jan 15 13:20:14 focal-desktop systemd[1]: Stopped System Security Services Daemon.
...
Installing the proposed package and verifying that it solves the problem:
root@focal-desktop:~# journalctl -u sssd.service --boot 0
-- Logs begin at Tue 2020-12-08 17:53:54 EST, end at Fri 2021-01-15 13:23:18 EST. --
Jan 15 13:23:07 focal-desktop systemd[1]: Condition check resulted in System Security Services Daemon being skipped.
Therefore, the service was correctly skipped because there is no configuration file present.
Verification for Focal:
root@focal- desktop: ~# apt policy sssd ca.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 Packages dpkg/status ca.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages
sssd:
Installed: 2.2.3-3ubuntu0.1
Candidate: 2.2.3-3ubuntu0.1
Version table:
*** 2.2.3-3ubuntu0.1 500
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
2.2.3-3 500
500 http://
Booting the VM and verifying that the bug exists:
root@focal- desktop: ~# journalctl -u sssd.service --boot 0 4/NOPERMISSION
Jan 15 13:20:14 focal-desktop systemd[1]: Starting System Security Services Daemon...
Jan 15 13:20:14 focal-desktop sssd[655]: SSSD couldn't load the configuration database [2]: No such file or directory.
Jan 15 13:20:14 focal-desktop systemd[1]: sssd.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=
Jan 15 13:20:14 focal-desktop systemd[1]: sssd.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jan 15 13:20:14 focal-desktop systemd[1]: Failed to start System Security Services Daemon.
Jan 15 13:20:14 focal-desktop systemd[1]: sssd.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 1.
Jan 15 13:20:14 focal-desktop systemd[1]: Stopped System Security Services Daemon.
...
Installing the proposed package and verifying that it solves the problem:
root@focal- desktop: ~# apt policy sssd archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu focal-proposed/main amd64 Packages dpkg/status 2.3-3ubuntu0. 1 500 ca.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 Packages ca.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages
sssd:
Installed: 2.2.3-3ubuntu0.2
Candidate: 2.2.3-3ubuntu0.2
Version table:
*** 2.2.3-3ubuntu0.2 500
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
2.
500 http://
2.2.3-3 500
500 http://
root@focal- desktop: ~# journalctl -u sssd.service --boot 0
-- Logs begin at Tue 2020-12-08 17:53:54 EST, end at Fri 2021-01-15 13:23:18 EST. --
Jan 15 13:23:07 focal-desktop systemd[1]: Condition check resulted in System Security Services Daemon being skipped.
Therefore, the service was correctly skipped because there is no configuration file present.
Verification done for Focal.