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Configure SSSD to run as user sssd

An XCCDF Rule

Description

SSSD processes should be configured to run as user sssd, not root.

Rationale

To minimize privileges of SSSD processes, they are configured to run as non-root user.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sssd_run_as_sssd_user
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Shell Script

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if rpm --quiet -q sssd-common; then

MAIN_CONF="/etc/sssd/conf.d/ospp.conf"

# sssd configuration files must be created with 600 permissions if they don't exist