How To Install pam_url on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install pam_url on Rocky Linux 8. pam_url is PAM module to authenticate with HTTP servers

Introduction

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

What is pam_url

The pam_url module enables you to authenticate users against a Web application, such as totpcgi.

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

Install pam_url 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_url using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pam_url

Install pam_url 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_url using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pam_url

How To Uninstall pam_url on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove pam_url

pam_url Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/pam_url.conf
/lib64/security/pam_url.so
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/8e
/usr/lib/.build-id/8e/94123fdc8f0f829c6fe36c70f23906ac261bf3
/usr/share/doc/pam_url
/usr/share/doc/pam_url/AUTHOR
/usr/share/doc/pam_url/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/pam_url/INSTALL
/usr/share/doc/pam_url/README
/usr/share/doc/pam_url/examples
/usr/share/doc/pam_url/examples/auth.php
/usr/share/doc/pam_url/examples/pam_url.conf
/usr/share/doc/pam_url/examples/sudo.pam

References

Summary

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