Administering SSSD on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12

The course is ideal for system administrators and consultants who need to:

• Better understand the use case of the SSSD and it’s features
• Deploy new systems using the SSSD
• Migrate from legacy PAM LDAP or PAM LDAP/Kerberos configurations
• More tightly integrate Linux systems into Active Directory environments
• Assess environment design choices, SSSD best practices and administration

During this course students will learn to :

• Understand the architecture and functionality of the SSSD
• Implement the SSSD with common identity providers
• Secure and optimize the SSSD

Attendees should have familiarity with the Command Line, Linux System Administration skills and attention to details. SUSE Certified Administrator (SCA) in Enterprise Linux or SUSE Certified Linux Engineer (SCE) in Enterprise Linux certification or level of experience recommended.

SECTION 1: The features, architecture and requirements of the SSSD

SECTION 2: Testing time synchronisation and DNS services

SECTION 3: Implement and test the openLDAP client

SECTION 4: Install required software (SSSD LDAP/LOCAL providers)

SECTION 5: Implement and test the SSSD LDAP providers

SECTION 6: Implement and test the SSSD LOCAL providers

SECTION 7: Tuning the SSSD configurations and security

SECTION 8: Install required software (SSSD Kerberos providers)

SECTION 9: Implement and test the SSSD LDAP/Kerberos providers

SECTION 10: Joining the Active Directory domain

SECTION 11: Implement and test the Linux Kerberos client

SECTION 12: Implement and test the openLDAP client (GSSAPI)

SECTION 13: Implement and test the SSSD LDAP/Kerberos providers

SECTION 14: Tuning the SSSD configurations and security

SECTION 15: Using the SSSD tools and utilities

SECTION 16: Review the SSSD cache files and records (optional)

SECTION 17: Install required software (SSSD AD providers)

SECTION 18: Implement and test the SSSD AD providers

SECTION 19: Changing between mapped and non-mapped configs

SECTION 20: Tuning the SSSD configurations and security

SECTION 21: Implement and test autofs maps and caching

SECTION 22: Implement and test sudo rules and caching