Authentication via SSSD fails with an error "Request to sssd failed. Public socket has wrong ownership or permissions" in /var/log/secure

Issue

• Following error is logged in /var/log/secure on running sudo as AD user:

Oct  5 13:53:06 rhel7 sudo: pam_sss(sudo:auth): Request to sssd failed. Public socket has wrong ownership or permissions.
Oct  5 13:53:12 rhel7 sudo: aduser : 2 incorrect password attempts ; TTY=pts/4 ; PWD=/home/aduser ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/su -

• Not able to switch to root user with sudo command for the AD user after joining the system to domain using realm.

[aduser@rhel7 ~]$ sudo su -
[sudo] password for aduser:
Sorry, try again.
[sudo] password for aduser:
sudo: timed out reading password
sudo: 1 incorrect password attempt