How To Install pam_mysql on Fedora 34
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pam_mysql
on Fedora 34.
What is pam_mysql
Pam_mysql aims to provide a backend neutral means of authenticating users against an MySQL database. pam_mysql 1 0.8.1 0.8.fc34 x86_64 53 k pam_mysql-0.8.1-0.8.fc34.src.rpm fedora PAM module for auth UNIX users using MySQL data base https GPLv2+ Pam_mysql aims to provide a backend neutral means of authenticating users against an MySQL database.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install pam_mysql
on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pam_mysql.
Install pam_mysql on Fedora 34 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf
using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install pam_mysql
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install pam_mysql
Install pam_mysql on Fedora 34 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install pam_mysql
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install pam_mysql
How To Uninstall pam_mysql on Fedora 34
To uninstall only the pam_mysql
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove pam_mysql
pam_mysql Package Contents on Fedora 34
/lib/security/pam_mysql.so
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/fa
/usr/lib/.build-id/fa/2af5061b9e7f4aaacfeb5cb0553dfea58d972e
/usr/share/doc/pam_mysql
/usr/share/doc/pam_mysql/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/pam_mysql/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/pam_mysql/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/pam_mysql/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/pam_mysql/README
/lib64/security/pam_mysql.so
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/79
/usr/lib/.build-id/79/ff5b703114acd7e3c079fdfaaa5ead016e9404
/usr/share/doc/pam_mysql
/usr/share/doc/pam_mysql/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/pam_mysql/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/pam_mysql/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/pam_mysql/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/pam_mysql/README
References
- [pam_mysql website](https://github.com/NigelCunningham/pam-MySQL https://github.com/NigelCunningham/pam-MySQL)
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pam_mysql
on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.