Clearing SSSD Cache

Environment

FACT: Red Hat Enterprise Linux v6

FACT: sssd, possible cache corruption

Questions/Symptoms

SYMPTOM: Inconsistant results

Cause

CAUSE: If cache corruption or other problems are suspected when using sssd to access user accounts or authenticate users for login, try clearing the sssd cache.

Answer/Solution

FIX: To clear the sssd cache, run the following commands:

# service sssd stop
# rm -f /var/lib/sss/db/*
# service sssd start