sss_seed - seed the SSSD cache with a user

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SSSD                                               06/24/2025                                        SSS_SEED(8)

sss_seed seeds the SSSD cache with a user entry and temporary password. If a user entry is already
       present in the SSSD cache then the entry is updated with the temporary password.

       sss_seed - seed the SSSD cache with a user

       The length of the password (or the size of file specified with -p or --password-file option) must be less
       than or equal to PASS_MAX bytes (64 bytes on systems with no globally-defined PASS_MAX value).

-D,--domainDOMAIN
           Provide the name of the domain in which the user is a member of. The domain is also used to retrieve
           user information. The domain must be configured in sssd.conf. The DOMAIN option must be provided.
           Information retrieved from the domain overrides what is provided in the options.

       -n,--usernameUSER
           The username of the entry to be created or modified in the cache. The USER option must be provided.

       -u,--uidUID
           Set the UID of the user to UID.

       -g,--gidGID
           Set the GID of the user to GID.

       -c,--gecosCOMMENT
           Any text string describing the user. Often used as the field for the user's full name.

       -h,--homeHOME_DIR
           Set the home directory of the user to HOME_DIR.

       -s,--shellSHELL
           Set the login shell of the user to SHELL.

       -i,--interactive
           Interactive mode for entering user information. This option will only prompt for information not
           provided in the options or retrieved from the domain.

       -p,--password-filePASS_FILE
           Specify file to read user's password from. (if not specified password is prompted for)

       -?,--help
           Display help message and exit.

sssd(8), sssd.conf(5), sssd-ldap(5), sssd-ldap-attributes(5), sssd-krb5(5), sssd-simple(5), sssd-ipa(5),
       sssd-ad(5), sssd-files(5), sssd-sudo(5), sssd-session-recording(5), sss_cache(8), sss_debuglevel(8),
       sss_obfuscate(8), sss_seed(8), sssd_krb5_locator_plugin(8), sss_ssh_authorizedkeys(1),
       sss_ssh_knownhosts(1), sssd-ifp(5), pam_sss(8).  sss_rpcidmapd(5) sssd-systemtap(5)

sss_seed [options] -D DOMAIN -n USER