Proposed worked for me too on one of my impacted systems. Before reboot:
sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list ; sudo vi /etc/apt/preferences.d/proposed- updates ; sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install sssd /trusty-proposed libsss-sudo/trusty-proposed After reboot: uptime ; dpkg -l | grep -E 'sss|autofs' -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1695870 Title: [regression] sssd won't start if autofs is not installed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sssd/+bug/1695870/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs