How To Install pam_radius on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install pam_radius on Rocky Linux 8. pam_radius is PAM Module for RADIUS Authentication

Introduction

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

What is pam_radius

pam_radius is a PAM module which allows user authentication using a radius server.

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

Install pam_radius 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_radius using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pam_radius

Install pam_radius 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_radius using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pam_radius

How To Uninstall pam_radius on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove pam_radius

pam_radius Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/pam_radius.conf
/lib64/security/pam_radius_auth.so
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/41
/usr/lib/.build-id/41/2fc33845b00272398bcac3ce66c649b236b31a
/usr/share/doc/pam_radius
/usr/share/doc/pam_radius/Changelog
/usr/share/doc/pam_radius/INSTALL
/usr/share/doc/pam_radius/LICENSE
/usr/share/doc/pam_radius/README.rst
/usr/share/doc/pam_radius/USAGE

References

Summary

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