How To Install sssd-ad on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install sssd-ad in Fedora 36. sssd-ad is The AD back end of the SSSD

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sssd-ad on Fedora 36.

What is `sssd-ad`

Provides the Active Directory back end that the SSSD can utilize to fetch identity data from and authenticate against an Active Directory server.

We can use yum or dnf to install sssd-ad on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install sssd-ad.

Install sssd-ad on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install sssd-ad using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install sssd-ad

Install sssd-ad on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install sssd-ad using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install sssd-ad

How To Uninstall sssd-ad on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the sssd-ad package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove sssd-ad

sssd-ad Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/76
/usr/lib/.build-id/76/c20df46bdae5c04e57154ade22799d67fcf296
/usr/lib/.build-id/c9/c51fa02399518b1492dc61af373fb95db2872e
/usr/lib64/sssd/libsss_ad.so
/usr/libexec/sssd/gpo_child
/usr/share/licenses/sssd-ad
/usr/share/licenses/sssd-ad/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man5/sssd-ad.5.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man5/sssd-ad.5.gz
/usr/share/man/sv/man5/sssd-ad.5.gz
/usr/share/man/uk/man5/sssd-ad.5.gz

References

sssd-ad website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sssd-ad on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).