SSSD failing to start with error "status=4/NOPERMISSION" and unable read cache file /var/lib/sss/db/config.ldb
Issue
- SSSD service not starting with error "status=4/NOPERMISSION" showing under sssd status
# systemctl status sssd
● sssd.service - System Security Services Daemon
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/sssd.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2023-10-25 14:00:11 EDT; 9s ago
Process: 2022317 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/sssd -i ${DEBUG_LOGGER} (code=exited, status=4)
Main PID: 2022317 (code=exited, status=4)
Oct 25 14:00:11 server systemd[1]: Starting System Security Services Daemon...
Oct 25 14:00:11 server systemd[1]: sssd.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=4/NOPERMISSION
Oct 25 14:00:11 server systemd[1]: sssd.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Oct 25 14:00:11 server systemd[1]: Failed to start System Security Services Daemon.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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