How To Install sssd-proxy on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install sssd-proxy on Rocky Linux 8. sssd-proxy is The proxy back end of the SSSD

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sssd-proxy on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `sssd-proxy`

Provides the proxy back end which can be used to wrap an existing NSS and/or PAM modules to leverage SSSD caching.

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

Install sssd-proxy 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 sssd-proxy using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install sssd-proxy

Install sssd-proxy 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 sssd-proxy using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install sssd-proxy

How To Uninstall sssd-proxy on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the sssd-proxy package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove sssd-proxy

sssd-proxy Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/4e
/usr/lib/.build-id/4e/2eeda7b2e42192bc59ffda3a2727ce153de1e8
/usr/lib/.build-id/a4/38a18e1aaa4fd88fe2e6829c96ee0714de7dd4
/usr/lib64/sssd/libsss_proxy.so
/usr/libexec/sssd/proxy_child
/usr/share/licenses/sssd-proxy
/usr/share/licenses/sssd-proxy/COPYING
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/7a
/usr/lib/.build-id/7a/4c1a9ee53702ee4411a4bd31442e1f14f9d1dd
/usr/lib/.build-id/a5
/usr/lib/.build-id/a5/189c1dc1140e77a2fa4035e1b5f230e475f09b
/usr/lib64/sssd/libsss_proxy.so
/usr/libexec/sssd/proxy_child
/usr/share/licenses/sssd-proxy
/usr/share/licenses/sssd-proxy/COPYING

References

sssd-proxy website

Summary

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