How To Install slurm-nss_slurm on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install slurm-nss_slurm on CentOS 8.
What is slurm-nss_slurm
nss_slurm is an optional NSS plugin that can permit passwd and group resolution for a job on the compute node to be serviced through the local slurmstepd process, rather than through some alternate network-based service such as LDAP, SSSD, or NSLCD.
We can use yum or dnf to install slurm-nss_slurm on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install slurm-nss_slurm.
Install slurm-nss_slurm 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 slurm-nss_slurm using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install slurm-nss_slurm
Install slurm-nss_slurm 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 slurm-nss_slurm using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install slurm-nss_slurm
How To Uninstall slurm-nss_slurm on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the slurm-nss_slurm package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove slurm-nss_slurm
slurm-nss_slurm Package Contents on CentOS 8
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/5b/eff34f20a15c0d0d832c4e0a2442a99735ab4a
/usr/lib64/libnss_slurm.so.2
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install slurm-nss_slurm on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.