sssd.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=7/NOTRUNNING

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Issue

  • Unable to start sssd
  • sssd.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=7/NOTRUNNING
  • Could not open file [/var/log/sssd/sssd.log]. Error: [13][Permission denied]

Environment

  • sssd
  • Active Directory
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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