Open deleted files in `/var/lib/sss/mc/` directory are consuming disk space under `/var`

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • System Security Services Daemon (sssd) cache cleanup performed via the sss_cache command may result with other processes/PIDs keeping deleted /var/lib/sss/mc/* files open.
  • Open deleted files in /var/lib/sss/mc/ directory are consuming disk space under /var

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8
  • sssd

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