How to restrict user/group access to the system using "access_provider = simple" in sssd.conf

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Issue

  • What is the simple access provider in /etc/sssd/sssd.conf file?
  • What's the tradeoff for switching access_provider from ldap to simple in sssd.conf?
  • How access_provider works for trusted domains.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • SSSD
  • access_provider = simple

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