How To Install samba-winbind-krb5-locator.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install samba-winbind-krb5-locator.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. samba-winbind-krb5-locator.x86_64 is Samba winbind krb5 locator

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install samba-winbind-krb5-locator.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2.

What is samba-winbind-krb5-locator.x86_64

The winbind krb5 locator is a plugin for the system kerberos library to allow the local kerberos library to use the same KDC as samba and winbind use

We can use yum to install samba-winbind-krb5-locator.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install samba-winbind-krb5-locator.x86_64.

Install samba-winbind-krb5-locator.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install samba-winbind-krb5-locator.x86_64 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install samba-winbind-krb5-locator.x86_64

How To Uninstall samba-winbind-krb5-locator.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the samba-winbind-krb5-locator.x86_64 package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove samba-winbind-krb5-locator.x86_64

samba-winbind-krb5-locator.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/lib64/krb5/plugins/libkrb5/winbind_krb5_locator.so
/usr/lib64/samba/krb5/winbind_krb5_locator.so
/usr/share/man/man8/winbind_krb5_locator.8.gz

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install samba-winbind-krb5-locator.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.