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diff --git a/src/man/sssd.conf.5.xml b/src/man/sssd.conf.5.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..7b240c8f4 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/man/sssd.conf.5.xml @@ -0,0 +1,808 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE reference PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.4//EN" +"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd"> +<reference> +<title>SSSD Manual pages</title> +<refentry> + <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="include/upstream.xml" /> + + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>sssd.conf</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>5</manvolnum> + <refmiscinfo class="manual">File Formats and Conventions</refmiscinfo> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv id='name'> + <refname>sssd.conf</refname> + <refpurpose>the configuration file for SSSD</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsect1 id='file-format'> + <title>FILE FORMAT</title> + + <para> + The file has an ini-style syntax and consists of sections and + parameters. A section begins with the name of the section in + square brackets and continues until the next section begins. An + example of section with single and multi-valued parameters: + <programlisting> + <replaceable>[section]</replaceable> + <replaceable>key</replaceable> = <replaceable>value</replaceable> + <replaceable>key2</replaceable> = <replaceable>value2,value3</replaceable> + </programlisting> + </para> + + <para> + The data types used are string (no quotes needed), integer + and bool (with values of <quote>TRUE/FALSE</quote>). + </para> + + <para> + A line comment starts with a hash sign (<quote>#</quote>) or a + semicolon (<quote>;</quote>) + </para> + + <para> + All sections can have an optional + <replaceable>description</replaceable> parameter. Its function + is only as a label for the section. + </para> + + <para> + <filename>sssd.conf</filename> must be a regular file, owned by + root and only root may read from or write to the file. + </para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1 id='special-sections'> + <title>SPECIAL SECTIONS</title> + + <refsect2 id='services'> + <title>The [sssd] section</title> + <para> + Individual pieces of SSSD functionality are provided by special + SSSD services that are started and stopped together with SSSD. + The services are managed by a special service frequently called + <quote>monitor</quote>. The <quote>[sssd]</quote> section is used + to configure the monitor as well as some other important options + like the identity domains. + <variablelist> + <title>Section parameters</title> + <varlistentry> + <term>config_file_version (integer)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + Indicates what is the syntax of the config + file. SSSD 0.6.0 and later use version 2. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>services</term> + <listitem> + <para> + Comma separated list of services that are + started when sssd itself starts. + </para> + <para> + Supported services: nss, pam + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>reconnection_retries (integer)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + Number of times services should attempt to + reconnect in the event of a Data Provider + crash or restart before they give up + </para> + <para> + Default: 3 + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>domains</term> + <listitem> + <para> + A domain is a database containing user + information. SSSD can use more domains + at the same time, but at least one + must be configured or SSSD won't start. + This parameter described the list of domains + in the order you want them to be queried. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>re_expression (string)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + Regular expression that describes how to parse the string + containing user name and domain into these components. + </para> + <para> + Default: <quote>(?P<name>[^@]+)@?(?P<domain>[^@]*$)</quote> + which translates to "the name is everything up to the + <quote>@</quote> sign, the domain everything after that" + </para> + <para> + PLEASE NOTE: the support for non-unique named + subpatterns is not available on all plattforms + (e.g. RHEL5 and SLES10). Only plattforms with + libpcre version 7 or higher can support non-unique + named subpatterns. + </para> + <para> + PLEASE NOTE ALSO: older version of libpcre only + support the Python syntax (?P<name>) to label + subpatterns. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>full_name_format (string)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + A <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>printf</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>3</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>-compatible format that describes how to + translate a (name, domain) tuple into a fully qualified + name. + </para> + <para> + Default: <quote>%1$s@%2$s</quote>. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </para> + </refsect2> + + </refsect1> + + <refsect1 id='services-sections'> + <title>SERVICES SECTIONS</title> + <para> + Settings that can be used to configure different services + are described in this section. They should reside in the + [<replaceable>$NAME</replaceable>] section, for example, + for NSS service, the section would be <quote>[nss]</quote> + </para> + + <refsect2 id='general'> + <title>General service configuration options</title> + <para> + These options can be used to configure any service. + </para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>debug_level (integer)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + Sets the debug level for the service. The + value can be in range from 0 (only critical + messages) to 10 (very verbose). + </para> + <para> + Default: 0 + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>debug_timestamps (bool)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + Add a timestamp to the debug messages + </para> + <para> + Default: true + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>reconnection_retries (integer)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + Number of times services should attempt to + reconnect in the event of a Data Provider + crash or restart before they give up + </para> + <para> + Default: 3 + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>command (string)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + By default, the executable + representing this service is called + <command>sssd_${service_name}</command>. + This directive allows to change the executable + name for the service. In the vast majority of + configurations, the default values should suffice. + </para> + <para> + Default: <command>sssd_${service_name}</command> + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect2> + + <refsect2 id='NSS'> + <title>NSS configuration options</title> + <para> + These options can be used to configure the + Name Service Switch (NSS) service. + </para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>enum_cache_timeout (integer)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + How many seconds should nss_sss cache enumerations + (requests for info about all users) + </para> + <para> + Default: 120 + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>entry_cache_nowait_percentage (integer)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + The entry cache can be set to automatically update + entries in the background if they are requested + beyond a percentage of the entry_cache_timeout + value for the domain. + </para> + <para> + For example, if the domain's entry_cache_timeout + is set to 30s and entry_cache_nowait_percentage is + set to 50 (percent), entries that come in after 15 + seconds past the last cache update will be + returned immediately, but the SSSD will go and + update the cache on its own, so that future + requests will not need to block waiting for a + cache update. + </para> + <para> + Valid values for this option are 0-99 and + represent a percentage of the entry_cache_timeout + for each domain. For performance reasons, this + percentage will never reduce the nowait timeout to + less than 10 seconds. + (0 disables this feature) + </para> + <para> + Default: 0 + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>entry_negative_timeout (integer)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + Specifies for how long nss_sss should cache + negative cache hits (that is, queries for + invalid database entries, like nonexistent ones) + before asking the back end again. + </para> + <para> + Default: 15 + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>filter_users, filter_groups (string)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + Exclude certain users from being fetched from the sss + NSS database. This is particulary useful for system + accounts. + </para> + <para> + Default: root + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>filter_users_in_groups (bool)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + If you want filtered user still be group members + set this option to false. + </para> + <para> + Default: true + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect2> + <refsect2 id='PAM'> + <title>PAM configuration options</title> + <para> + These options can be used to configure the + Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) service. + </para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>offline_credentials_expiration (integer)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + If the authentication provider is offline, how + long should we allow cached logins (in days since + the last successful online login). + </para> + <para> + Default: 0 (No limit) + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>offline_failed_login_attempts (integer)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + If the authentication provider is offline, how + many failed login attempts are allowed. + </para> + <para> + Default: 0 (No limit) + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>offline_failed_login_delay (integer)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + The time in minutes which has to pass after + offline_failed_login_attempts has been reached + before a new login attempt is possible. + </para> + <para> + If set to 0 the user cannot authenticate offline if + offline_failed_login_attempts has been reached. Only + a successful online authentication can enable + enable offline authentication again. + </para> + <para> + Default: 5 + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect2> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1 id='domain-sections'> + <title>DOMAIN SECTIONS</title> + <para> + These configuration options can be present in a domain + configuration section, that is, in a section called + <quote>[domain/<replaceable>NAME</replaceable>]</quote> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>min_id,max_id (integer)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + UID limits for the domain. If a domain contains + entry that is outside these limits, it is ignored + </para> + <para> + Default: 1000 for min_id, 0 (no limit) for max_id + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>timeout (integer)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + Timeout in seconds between heartbeats for this domain. + This is used to ensure that the backend process is + alive and capable of answering requests. + </para> + <para> + Default: 10 + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>enumerate (bool)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + Determines if a domain can be enumerated. This + parameter can have one of the following values: + </para> + <para> + TRUE = Users and groups are enumerated + </para> + <para> + FALSE = No enumerations for this domain + </para> + <para> + Default: TRUE + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>entry_cache_timeout (integer)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + How many seconds should nss_sss consider + entries valid before asking the backend again + </para> + <para> + Default: 600 + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>cache_credentials (bool)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + Determines if user credentials are also cached + in the local LDB cache + </para> + <para> + Default: FALSE + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>id_provider (string)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + The Data Provider identity backend to use for this + domain. + </para> + <para> + Supported backends: + </para> + <para> + proxy: Support a legacy NSS provider + </para> + <para> + local: SSSD internal local provider + </para> + <para> + ldap: LDAP provider + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>use_fully_qualified_names (bool)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + If set to TRUE, all requests to this domain + must use fully qualified names. For example, + if used in LOCAL domain that contains a "test" + user, <command>getent passwd test</command> + wouldn't find the user while <command>getent + passwd test@LOCAL</command> would. + </para> + <para> + Default: FALSE + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>auth_provider (string)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + The authentication provider used for the domain. + Supported auth providers are: + </para> + <para> + <quote>ldap</quote> for native LDAP authentication. See + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>sssd-ldap</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>5</manvolnum> + </citerefentry> for more information on configuring LDAP. + </para> + <para> + <quote>krb5</quote> for Kerberos authentication. See + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>sssd-krb5</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>5</manvolnum> + </citerefentry> for more information on configuring Kerberos. + </para> + <para> + <quote>proxy</quote> for relaying authentication to some other PAM target. + </para> + <para> + <quote>none</quote> disables authentication explicitly. + </para> + <para> + Default: <quote>id_provider</quote> is used if it + is set and can handle authentication requests. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>access_provider (string)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + The access control provider used for the domain. + There are two built-in access providers (in + addition to any included in installed backends) + Internal special providers are: + </para> + <para> + <quote>permit</quote> always allow access. + </para> + <para> + <quote>deny</quote> always deny access. + </para> + <para> + Default: <quote>permit</quote> + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>chpass_provider (string)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + The provider which should handle change password + operations for the domain. + Supported change password providers are: + </para> + <para> + <quote>ldap</quote> to change a password stored + in a LDAP server. See + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>sssd-ldap</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>5</manvolnum> + </citerefentry> for more information on configuring LDAP. + </para> + <para> + <quote>krb5</quote> to change the Kerberos + password. See + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>sssd-krb5</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>5</manvolnum> + </citerefentry> for more information on configuring Kerberos. + </para> + <para> + <quote>proxy</quote> for relaying password changes + to some other PAM target. + </para> + <para> + <quote>none</quote> disallows password changes explicitly. + </para> + <para> + Default: <quote>auth_provider</quote> is used if it + is set and can handle change password requests. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </para> + + <para> + Options valid for proxy domains. + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>proxy_pam_target (string)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + The proxy target PAM proxies to. + </para> + <para> + Default: not set by default, you have to take an + existing pam configuration or create a new one and + add the service name here. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>proxy_lib_name (string)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + The name of the NSS library to use in proxy + domains. The NSS functions searched for in the + library are in the form of + _nss_$(libName)_$(function), for example + _nss_files_getpwent. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </para> + + <refsect2 id='local_domain'> + <title>The local domain section</title> + <para> + This section contains settings for domain that stores users and + groups in SSSD native database, that is, a domain that uses + <replaceable>id_provider=local</replaceable>. + </para> + <variablelist> + <title>Section parameters</title> + <varlistentry> + <term>default_shell (string)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + The default shell for users created + with SSSD userspace tools. + </para> + <para> + Default: <filename>/bin/bash</filename> + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>base_directory (string)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + The tools append the login name to + <replaceable>base_directory</replaceable> and + use that as the home directory. + </para> + <para> + Default: <filename>/home</filename> + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>create_homedir (bool)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + Indicate if a home directory should be created by default for new users. + Can be overriden on command line. + </para> + <para> + Default: TRUE + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>remove_homedir (bool)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + Indicate if a home directory should be removed by default for deleted users. + Can be overriden on command line. + </para> + <para> + Default: TRUE + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>homedir_umask (integer)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + Used by + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>sss_useradd</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + </citerefentry> to specify the default permissions on a newly created + home directory. + </para> + <para> + Default: 077 + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>skel_dir (string)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + The skeleton directory, which contains files + and directories to be copied in the user's + home directory, when the home directory is + created by + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>sss_useradd</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + </citerefentry> + </para> + <para> + Default: <filename>/etc/skel</filename> + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>mail_dir (string)</term> + <listitem> + <para> + The mail spool directory. This is needed to + manipulate the mailbox when its corresponding + user account is modified or deleted. + If not specified, a default + value is used. + </para> + <para> + Default: <filename>/var/mail</filename> + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect2> + + </refsect1> + + <refsect1 id='example'> + <title>EXAMPLE</title> + <para> + The following example shows a typical SSSD config. It does + not describe configuration of the domains themselves - refer to + documentation on configuring domains for more details. +<programlisting> +[sssd] +domains = LDAP +services = nss, pam +config_file_version = 2 + +[nss] +filter_groups = root +filter_users = root + +[pam] + +[domain/LDAP] +id_provider = ldap +ldap_uri = ldap://ldap.example.com +ldap_search_base = dc=example,dc=com + +auth_provider = krb5 +krb5_kdcip = kerberos.example.com +krb5_realm = EXAMPLE.COM +cache_credentials = true + +min_id = 10000 +max_id = 20000 +enumerate = true +</programlisting> + </para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1 id='see_also'> + <title>SEE ALSO</title> + <para> + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>sssd-ldap</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>sssd-krb5</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>sss_groupadd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>sss_groupdel</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>sss_groupmod</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>sss_useradd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>sss_userdel</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>sss_usermod</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>pam_sss</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>. + </para> + </refsect1> +</refentry> +</reference> |