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  1. Launch System | Administration | Authentication
  2. Select User account base as Local accounts only. See (Image: Screenshot-Local Authentication.png)
  3. Click Apply' when finished.
  4. Open a terminal and as root execute the following command to enable sssd, add a new user and assign a passwd:
    authconfig --update --enablesssd --enablesssdauth
    sss_useradd myuserid
    passwd myuserid

Expected results:

  1. Login to the graphical desktop is successful using a valid local account.
  2. The command getent return information about the local account. Sample output appears below.
    getent passwd myuserid
    gsr:x:500:500::/home/myuserid:/bin/bash
  3. Whether using a graphical utility, or the command passwd, the password is successfully changed
  4. The new password is accepted when logging into the desktop
  5. You are able to login to your system using a remote shell command such as ssh