FILL BLANK What service name must be added to a database entry in /etc/nsswitch.conf to include SSSD as a source of information? (Specify ONLY the service name without any parameters.) Answer: sss

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Options

• Asmbcacls
• Bsmbclient
• Cgetfacl
• Dsmbxattr
• Esmbfacl

• A
  93% (43)
• B
  2% (1)
• E
  4% (2)

Explanation

Note on this question: There appears to be a data mismatch - the fill-in-the-blank question and the multiple-choice options belong to two different questions that were merged incorrectly.

The Fill-in-the-Blank (Correct Answer: sss)

To include SSSD (System Security Services Daemon) as a name resolution source in /etc/nsswitch.conf, you add the service name sss to the relevant database entries. For example:

passwd:   files sss
group:    files sss
shadow:   files sss

This tells the system to check local files first, then query SSSD (which can proxy LDAP, Active Directory, Kerberos, etc.).

The Multiple-Choice Options (Belong to a Different Question)

These are all Samba/ACL tools, unrelated to nsswitch.conf:

Memory tip: Think "SSS → SSS" - SSSD uses sss in nsswitch.conf - the service name mirrors the daemon's abbreviation, just dropping the trailing "D".

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