How To Install libpam-sss on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-sss on Ubuntu 20.04. libpam-sss is Pam module for the System Security Services Daemon Pam module for the System Security Services Daemon Pam module for the System Security Services Daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-sss on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libpam-sss

libpam-sss is:

Provides a set of daemons to manage access to remote directories and authentication mechanisms. It provides an NSS and PAM interface toward the system and a pluggable backend system to connect to multiple different account sources. It is also the basis to provide client auditing and policy services for projects like FreeIPA.

This package provide the pam module to connect to the sssd daemon.

Package: libpam-sss Architecture: amd64 Version: 2.2.3-3ubuntu0.1 Multi-Arch: same Priority: extra Section: utils Source: sssd Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian SSSD Team [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 91 Depends: libpam-pwquality (>= 1.2.2-1), libpam-runtime (>= 1.0.1-6), libc6 (>= 2.28), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1) Recommends: sssd Filename: pool/main/s/sssd/libpam-sss_2.2.3-3ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb Size: 29400 MD5sum: a006dc3a3718983224a55154d8cc4a7c SHA1: 23099292c8e19d72647b5e890b606b4239cdf8af SHA256: 9b86faf65e02bc927b0fb330d665e1e8aaf4f086aa7d6f341a396f88b8ac5c25 SHA512: 3f3693b0d60c80649404af82b1db99269f360c5618cbbd1d103cb8abe2f5a023044e134c6b874c1277a7d620003ad508a3ccceacec68b45fb387ef8ec603ebeb Homepage: https://github.com/SSSD/sssd Description-en: Pam module for the System Security Services Daemon Provides a set of daemons to manage access to remote directories and authentication mechanisms. It provides an NSS and PAM interface toward the system and a pluggable backend system to connect to multiple different account sources. It is also the basis to provide client auditing and policy services for projects like FreeIPA.

This package provide the pam module to connect to the sssd daemon.

Package: libpam-sss Architecture: amd64 Version: 2.2.3-3 Multi-Arch: same Priority: extra Section: utils Source: sssd Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian SSSD Team [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 91 Depends: libpam-pwquality (>= 1.2.2-1), libpam-runtime (>= 1.0.1-6), libc6 (>= 2.28), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1) Recommends: sssd Filename: pool/main/s/sssd/libpam-sss_2.2.3-3_amd64.deb Size: 29356 MD5sum: a630cbb0ff0cfe1e60aca87990a346fc SHA1: 4c39d7493861b9bee86c190476d689211208bd6c SHA256: 1573578f4cbca7baf7e108757c715091e297b1be0c950d2ad6f209db299ac5b0 Homepage: https://github.com/SSSD/sssd Description-en: Pam module for the System Security Services Daemon Provides a set of daemons to manage access to remote directories and authentication mechanisms. It provides an NSS and PAM interface toward the system and a pluggable backend system to connect to multiple different account sources. It is also the basis to provide client auditing and policy services for projects like FreeIPA.

This package provide the pam module to connect to the sssd daemon.

There are three methods to install libpam-sss on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libpam-sss Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpam-sss using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpam-sss

Install libpam-sss Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpam-sss using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpam-sss

Install libpam-sss Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libpam-sss using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpam-sss

How To Uninstall libpam-sss on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libpam-sss package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpam-sss

Uninstall libpam-sss And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpam-sss and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-sss

Remove libpam-sss Configurations and Data

To remove libpam-sss configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-sss

Remove libpam-sss configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpam-sss configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-sss

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-sss package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.