How To Install pdns-backend-ldap on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install pdns-backend-ldap on Rocky Linux 8. pdns-backend-ldap is LDAP backend for pdns

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pdns-backend-ldap on Rocky Linux 8.

What is pdns-backend-ldap

This package contains the ldap backend for pdns

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

Install pdns-backend-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 pdns-backend-ldap using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pdns-backend-ldap

Install pdns-backend-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 pdns-backend-ldap using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pdns-backend-ldap

How To Uninstall pdns-backend-ldap on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the pdns-backend-ldap package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pdns-backend-ldap

pdns-backend-ldap Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/1f
/usr/lib/.build-id/1f/ceef01a964a38c73186655e51b91b6b32ec331
/usr/lib64/pdns/libldapbackend.so
/usr/share/doc/pdns/dnsdomain2.schema
/usr/share/doc/pdns/pdns-domaininfo.schema

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pdns-backend-ldap on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.