How To Install systemd-pam on CentOS 8

systemd-pam is systemd PAM module systemd PAM module

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-pam on CentOS 8.

What is systemd-pam

Systemd PAM module registers the session with systemd-logind. systemd-pam 239 45.el8_4.2 x86_64 469 k systemd-239-45.el8_4.2.src.rpm baseos systemd PAM module http LGPLv2+ and MIT and GPLv2+ Systemd PAM module registers the session with systemd-logind.

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

Install systemd-pam 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 systemd-pam using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install systemd-pam

Install systemd-pam 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 systemd-pam using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install systemd-pam

How To Uninstall systemd-pam on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the systemd-pam package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove systemd-pam

systemd-pam Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/33/8888a34f1005bc377a19b046fcebb8e8c87efd
/usr/lib64/security/pam_systemd.so
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/8c/e2981d12915a8a5be83a23c1b9b0c021fdf1c2
/usr/lib64/security/pam_systemd.so
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/f4/813fbb87b305cf30ea7d324c4277b18803aa75
/usr/lib64/security/pam_systemd.so

References

Summary

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