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This bug is created as a clone of upstream ticket: https://fedorahosted.org/sssd/ticket/917 Manual pages for sss_* commands do not explain when/why those tools should be preferred instead of the standard utilities and on what data do the sss_* tools operate on. For example, sss_groupadd(8) says: DESCRIPTION sss_groupadd creates a new group. These groups are compatible with POSIX groups, with the additional feature that they can contain other groups as members. It should be documented where this group is created (LDAP, SSSD's TDB, other), does it depend on sssd.conf, or is it perhaps useful only with IPA? When should groupadd(8) be used and when not instead of sss_groupadd or should most administrators use sss_* tools after deploying SSSD regardless of the server side? Few sentences which would at least partly answer to these questions would be helpful for administrators deploying SSSD.
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Additional text verified in version 1.9.2-74 manpage of sss_useradd and sss_groupadd has: The sss_user* and sss_group* tools use a local LDB storage to store users and groups.
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0508.html