> > After that you'll probably have to turn up logging in sssd and check its > logs to see what it's doing. i have set logging in sssd to 9: cache_credentials = true debug_level = 9 I first tried a user with the correct host attribute, then a user without the host attribute. The output in the logfiles are the same. Note: USER ist not a local user. Without correct ldap password the user cannot login. User with correct host attribute -------------------------------- (Tue May 12 13:16:36 2015) [sssd[be[default]]] [pam_print_data] (0x0100): command: PAM_SETCRED (Tue May 12 13:16:36 2015) [sssd[be[default]]] [pam_print_data] (0x0100): domain: default (Tue May 12 13:16:36 2015) [sssd[be[default]]] [pam_print_data] (0x0100): user: USER (Tue May 12 13:16:36 2015) [sssd[be[default]]] [pam_print_data] (0x0100): service: sshd (Tue May 12 13:16:36 2015) [sssd[be[default]]] [pam_print_data] (0x0100): tty: ssh (Tue May 12 13:16:36 2015) [sssd[be[default]]] [pam_print_data] (0x0100): ruser: (Tue May 12 13:16:36 2015) [sssd[be[default]]] [pam_print_data] (0x0100): rhost: myhost.mydomain.com (Tue May 12 13:16:36 2015) [sssd[be[default]]] [pam_print_data] (0x0100): authtok type: 0 (Tue May 12 13:16:36 2015) [sssd[be[default]]] [pam_print_data] (0x0100): newauthtok type: 0 (Tue May 12 13:16:36 2015) [sssd[be[default]]] [pam_print_data] (0x0100): priv: 0 (Tue May 12 13:16:36 2015) [sssd[be[default]]] [pam_print_data] (0x0100): cli_pid: 5921 (Tue May 12 13:16:36 2015) [sssd[be[default]]] [pam_print_data] (0x0100): logon name: not set journalctl: May 12 13:16:36 localhost sshd[5917]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): unrecognized ENCRYPT_METHOD value [DES] May 12 13:16:36 localhost sshd[5917]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=myhost.mydomain.com user=USER May 12 13:16:36 localhost sshd[5917]: pam_sss(sshd:auth): authentication success; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=myhost.mydomain.com user=USER May 12 13:16:36 localhost sshd[5917]: pam_unix(sshd:account): unrecognized ENCRYPT_METHOD value [DES] May 12 13:16:36 localhost sshd[5917]: Accepted password for USER from 999.999.999.999 port 33399 ssh2 May 12 13:16:36 localhost systemd[1]: Starting user-501.slice. May 12 13:16:36 localhost systemd[1]: Created slice user-501.slice. May 12 13:16:36 localhost systemd[1]: Starting Session 24 of user USER. May 12 13:16:36 localhost systemd[1]: Started Session 24 of user USER. May 12 13:16:36 localhost systemd-logind[601]: New session 24 of user USER. May 12 13:16:36 localhost sshd[5917]: pam_unix(sshd:session): unrecognized ENCRYPT_METHOD value [DES] May 12 13:16:36 localhost sshd[5917]: pam_unix(sshd:session): session opened for user USER by (uid=0) May 12 13:16:40 localhost sshd[5921]: Received disconnect from 999.999.999.999: 11: disconnected by user May 12 13:16:40 localhost sshd[5917]: pam_unix(sshd:session): unrecognized ENCRYPT_METHOD value [DES] May 12 13:16:40 localhost sshd[5917]: pam_unix(sshd:session): session closed for user USER May 12 13:16:40 localhost systemd-logind[601]: Removed session 24. User without host attribute: ---------------------------- sssd.log: (Tue May 12 13:27:46 2015) [sssd[be[default]]] [pam_print_data] (0x0100): command: PAM_CLOSE_SESSION (Tue May 12 13:27:46 2015) [sssd[be[default]]] [pam_print_data] (0x0100): domain: default (Tue May 12 13:27:46 2015) [sssd[be[default]]] [pam_print_data] (0x0100): user: USER (Tue May 12 13:27:46 2015) [sssd[be[default]]] [pam_print_data] (0x0100): service: sshd (Tue May 12 13:27:46 2015) [sssd[be[default]]] [pam_print_data] (0x0100): tty: ssh (Tue May 12 13:27:46 2015) [sssd[be[default]]] [pam_print_data] (0x0100): ruser: (Tue May 12 13:27:46 2015) [sssd[be[default]]] [pam_print_data] (0x0100): rhost: myhost.mydomain.com (Tue May 12 13:27:46 2015) [sssd[be[default]]] [pam_print_data] (0x0100): authtok type: 0 (Tue May 12 13:27:46 2015) [sssd[be[default]]] [pam_print_data] (0x0100): newauthtok type: 0 (Tue May 12 13:27:46 2015) [sssd[be[default]]] [pam_print_data] (0x0100): priv: 1 (Tue May 12 13:27:46 2015) [sssd[be[default]]] [pam_print_data] (0x0100): cli_pid: 6051 (Tue May 12 13:27:46 2015) [sssd[be[default]]] [pam_print_data] (0x0100): logon name: not set journalctl: May 12 13:27:44 localhost sshd[6051]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): unrecognized ENCRYPT_METHOD value [DES] May 12 13:27:44 localhost sshd[6051]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=myhost.mydomain.com user=USER May 12 13:27:44 localhost sshd[6051]: pam_sss(sshd:auth): authentication success; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=myhost.mydomain.com user=USER May 12 13:27:44 localhost sshd[6051]: pam_unix(sshd:account): unrecognized ENCRYPT_METHOD value [DES] May 12 13:27:44 localhost sshd[6051]: Accepted password for USER from 999.999.999.999 port 33417 ssh2 May 12 13:27:44 localhost systemd[1]: Created slice user-501.slice. May 12 13:27:44 localhost systemd[1]: Starting Session 26 of user USER. May 12 13:27:44 localhost systemd[1]: Started Session 26 of user USER. May 12 13:27:44 localhost systemd-logind[601]: New session 26 of user USER. May 12 13:27:44 localhost sshd[6051]: pam_unix(sshd:session): unrecognized ENCRYPT_METHOD value [DES] May 12 13:27:44 localhost sshd[6051]: pam_unix(sshd:session): session opened for user USER by (uid=0) May 12 13:27:46 localhost sshd[6053]: Received disconnect from 999.999.999.999: 11: disconnected by user May 12 13:27:46 localhost sshd[6051]: pam_unix(sshd:session): unrecognized ENCRYPT_METHOD value [DES] May 12 13:27:46 localhost sshd[6051]: pam_unix(sshd:session): session closed for user USER May 12 13:27:46 localhost systemd-logind[601]: Removed session 26. Does this give anyone a clue? Whereelse can i look into? With kind regards, ulrich