How To Install lighttpd-mod_authn_pam on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-mod_authn_pam on Rocky Linux 8. lighttpd-mod_authn_pam is Authentication module for lighttpd that uses PAM

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-mod_authn_pam on Rocky Linux 8.

What is lighttpd-mod_authn_pam

Authentication module for lighttpd that uses PAM.

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

Install lighttpd-mod_authn_pam 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 lighttpd-mod_authn_pam using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lighttpd-mod_authn_pam

Install lighttpd-mod_authn_pam 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 lighttpd-mod_authn_pam using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lighttpd-mod_authn_pam

How To Uninstall lighttpd-mod_authn_pam on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the lighttpd-mod_authn_pam package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove lighttpd-mod_authn_pam

lighttpd-mod_authn_pam Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/6c/56f2472c3f38eae7259687e1d5632cb8c50143
/usr/lib64/lighttpd
/usr/lib64/lighttpd/mod_authn_pam.so

References

Summary

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