---
name: "sss_debuglevel"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "sssd"
version: "2.13.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://carta.tech/man/sss_debuglevel"
---

# sss\_debuglevel(8)

\[DEPRECATED\] change debug level while SSSD is running

## NAME

sss\_debuglevel - \[DEPRECATED\] change debug level while SSSD is running

## SYNOPSIS

**sss\_debuglevel** \[*options*\] *NEW\_DEBUG\_LEVEL*

## DESCRIPTION

**sss\_debuglevel** is deprecated and replaced by the sssctl debug-level command. Please refer to the **sssctl** man page for more information on sssctl usage.

## SEE ALSO

[**sssd**(8)](/man/sssd/8.md), [**sssd.conf**(5)](/man/sssd.conf/5.md), [**sssd-ldap**(5)](/man/sssd-ldap/5.md), [**sssd-ldap-attributes**(5)](/man/sssd-ldap-attributes/5.md), [**sssd-krb5**(5)](/man/sssd-krb5/5.md), [**sssd-simple**(5)](/man/sssd-simple/5.md), [**sssd-ipa**(5)](/man/sssd-ipa/5.md), [**sssd-ad**(5)](/man/sssd-ad/5.md), [**sssd-idp**(5)](/man/sssd-idp/5.md), [**sssd-sudo**(5)](/man/sssd-sudo/5.md), [**sssd-session-recording**(5)](/man/sssd-session-recording/5.md), [**sss\_cache**(8)](/man/sss_cache/8.md), [**sss\_debuglevel**(8)](/man/sss_debuglevel/8.md), [**sss\_obfuscate**(8)](/man/sss_obfuscate/8.md), [**sss\_seed**(8)](/man/sss_seed/8.md), [**sssd\_krb5\_locator\_plugin**(8)](/man/sssd_krb5_locator_plugin/8.md), [**sss\_ssh\_authorizedkeys**(1)](/man/sss_ssh_authorizedkeys/1.md), [**sss\_ssh\_knownhosts**(1)](/man/sss_ssh_knownhosts/1.md), [**sssd-ifp**(5)](/man/sssd-ifp/5.md), [**pam\_sss**(8)](/man/pam_sss/8.md). [**sss\_rpcidmapd**(5)](/man/sss_rpcidmapd/5.md)

## AUTHORS

**The SSSD upstream - https://github.com/SSSD/sssd/**