How To Install sanlk-reset on CentOS 8

sanlk-reset is Host reset daemon and client using sanlock

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sanlk-reset on CentOS 8.

What is sanlk-reset

The sanlk-reset package contains the reset daemon and client. A cooperating host running the daemon can be reset by a host running the client, so long as both maintain access to a common sanlock lockspace.

We can use yum or dnf to install sanlk-reset on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install sanlk-reset.

Install sanlk-reset on CentOS 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install sanlk-reset using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install sanlk-reset

Install sanlk-reset on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install sanlk-reset using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install sanlk-reset

How To Uninstall sanlk-reset on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the sanlk-reset package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove sanlk-reset

sanlk-reset Package Contents on CentOS 8

/run/sanlk-resetd
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/23/6421a624d0311d3cb20451bbebba6a04818c31
/usr/lib/.build-id/55
/usr/lib/.build-id/55/516075f662cf32f61bbc41ab16a28374401dea
/usr/lib/systemd/system/sanlk-resetd.service
/usr/sbin/sanlk-reset
/usr/sbin/sanlk-resetd
/usr/share/man/man8/sanlk-reset.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/sanlk-resetd.8.gz
/run/sanlk-resetd
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/6b
/usr/lib/.build-id/6b/f5daa00de98ea152f9888948b57aaf0f4573e1
/usr/lib/.build-id/b8
/usr/lib/.build-id/b8/875b0028f0c3e23b490ae25da4e5c51509392c
/usr/lib/systemd/system/sanlk-resetd.service
/usr/sbin/sanlk-reset
/usr/sbin/sanlk-resetd
/usr/share/man/man8/sanlk-reset.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/sanlk-resetd.8.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sanlk-reset on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.