How To Install pam_oath on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install pam_oath on Rocky Linux 8. pam_oath is A PAM module for pluggable login authentication for OATH

Introduction

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

What is pam_oath

A PAM module for pluggable login authentication for OATH.

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

Install pam_oath 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 pam_oath using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pam_oath

Install pam_oath 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 pam_oath using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pam_oath

How To Uninstall pam_oath on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove pam_oath

pam_oath Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/06
/usr/lib/.build-id/06/bba00440044b30f1bf6975068ad92bafb78429
/usr/lib64/security/pam_oath.so
/usr/share/doc/pam_oath
/usr/share/doc/pam_oath/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/pam_oath/README

References

Summary

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