How To Install mod_ldap on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_ldap on Rocky Linux 8. mod_ldap is LDAP authentication modules for the Apache HTTP Server

Introduction

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

What is mod_ldap

The mod_ldap and mod_authnz_ldap modules add support for LDAP authentication to the Apache HTTP Server.

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

Install mod_ldap 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 mod_ldap using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mod_ldap

Install mod_ldap 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 mod_ldap using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mod_ldap

How To Uninstall mod_ldap on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove mod_ldap

mod_ldap Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/01-ldap.conf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/6b/82f9d81ae65de1953a3bdbb4d42083aaeb31d4
/usr/lib/.build-id/e1/0fddd8789805c6d05ac7873f66abaa24081146
/usr/lib64/httpd/modules/mod_authnz_ldap.so
/usr/lib64/httpd/modules/mod_ldap.so

References

Summary

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