Changes to the sssd.conf file must always be followed by a restart of the SSSD service in order for the changes to take effect. Add: 4. Restart SSSD. # systemctl restart sssd.service Reported by: rhn-support-mrhodes https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/linux_domain_identity_authentication_and_policy_guide/trouble-authentication#annotations:0210d58e-8a6b-45fc-bed9-203db00a76d6
Updated documentation: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html-single/linux_domain_identity_authentication_and_policy_guide/index#openssh-sssd-users