Unsafe AuthorizedKeysCommand "/usr/bin/sss_ssh_authorizedkeys": bad ownership or modes for directory /

Solution Verified - Updated 2024-06-13T21:43:15+00:00 -

Issue

SSH server denies login using ssh public key
ssh key is stored in remote IdM/AD server, and retrieved by command specified in AuthorizedKeysCommand option in sshd_config:
```
AuthorizedKeysCommand /usr/bin/sss_ssh_authorizedkeys
AuthorizedKeysCommandUser nobody
```

Below error message is recorded in /var/log/secure:

sshd[40269]: error: Unsafe AuthorizedKeysCommand "/usr/bin/sss_ssh_authorizedkeys": bad ownership or modes for directory /

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