IdM/IPA client ssh Connection closed and error pam_sss(sshd:account): Access denied
Issue
- On some IdM/IPA clients, not all, a user cannot SSH, the connection is closed and the following errors can be seen in the system file:
/var/log/secure
Aug 6 16:39:40 ipaclient1 sshd[4712]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=10.10.10.10 user=guest1
Aug 6 16:39:40 ipaclient1 sshd[4712]: pam_sss(sshd:auth): authentication success; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=10.10.10.10 user=guest1
Aug 6 16:39:40 ipaclient1 sshd[4712]: pam_sss(sshd:account): Access denied for user mjunior: 4 (System error)
Aug 6 16:39:40 ipaclient1 sshd[4712]: Failed password for guest1 from 10.10.10.10 port 50932 ssh2
Aug 6 16:39:40 ipaclient1 sshd[4713]: fatal: Access denied for user guest1 by PAM account configuration
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4
- sssd-1.9.2-82
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