How To Install libsss_nss_idmap on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsss_nss_idmap on Rocky Linux 8. libsss_nss_idmap is Library for SID and certificate based lookups

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsss_nss_idmap on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `libsss_nss_idmap`

Utility library for SID and certificate based lookups

We can use yum or dnf to install libsss_nss_idmap on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libsss_nss_idmap.

Install libsss_nss_idmap on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install libsss_nss_idmap

Install libsss_nss_idmap on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install libsss_nss_idmap using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libsss_nss_idmap

How To Uninstall libsss_nss_idmap on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the libsss_nss_idmap package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libsss_nss_idmap

libsss_nss_idmap Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/29
/usr/lib/.build-id/29/9c3abcb5be1b08afce7ec54a31ef01e6d1706b
/usr/lib64/libsss_nss_idmap.so.0
/usr/lib64/libsss_nss_idmap.so.0.5.0
/usr/share/licenses/libsss_nss_idmap
/usr/share/licenses/libsss_nss_idmap/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/libsss_nss_idmap/COPYING.LESSER
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/34
/usr/lib/.build-id/34/0667f418ccfd91f985e8947fa29cda2b28669c
/usr/lib/libsss_nss_idmap.so.0
/usr/lib/libsss_nss_idmap.so.0.5.0
/usr/share/licenses/libsss_nss_idmap
/usr/share/licenses/libsss_nss_idmap/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/libsss_nss_idmap/COPYING.LESSER
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/47
/usr/lib/.build-id/47/21f19c43f2086846c5c9406d79ed33fbfcb2d3
/usr/lib64/libsss_nss_idmap.so.0
/usr/lib64/libsss_nss_idmap.so.0.5.0
/usr/share/licenses/libsss_nss_idmap
/usr/share/licenses/libsss_nss_idmap/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/libsss_nss_idmap/COPYING.LESSER
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/83
/usr/lib/.build-id/83/685b0dd034f2bc8af19f015c4cf020c93f6ada
/usr/lib/libsss_nss_idmap.so.0
/usr/lib/libsss_nss_idmap.so.0.5.0
/usr/share/licenses/libsss_nss_idmap
/usr/share/licenses/libsss_nss_idmap/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/libsss_nss_idmap/COPYING.LESSER

References

libsss_nss_idmap website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsss_nss_idmap on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.