How To Install libnss-mysql on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnss-mysql in Fedora 36. libnss-mysql is NSS library for MySQL

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnss-mysql on Fedora 36.

What is libnss-mysql

Store your UNIX user accounts in MySQL. “libnss-mysql” enables the following * System-wide authentication and name service using a MySQL database. Applications do not need to be MySQL-aware or modified in any way. * Storing authentication information in a database instead of text files. * Creation of a single authentication database for multiple servers. This is often referred to as the “Single Sign-on” problem. * Writing data-modification routines (IE self-management web interface). libnss-mysql is similar to NIS or LDAP. It provides the same centralized authentication service through a database. What does this mean? Username, uid, gid, password, etc comes from a MySQL database instead of /etc/password, /etc/shadow, and /etc/group. A user configured in MySQL will look and behave just like a user configured in /etc/passwd. Your applications such as ls, finger, sendmail, qmail, exim, postfix, proftpd, X, sshd, etc. will all ‘see’ these users!

We can use yum or dnf to install libnss-mysql on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libnss-mysql.

Install libnss-mysql on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install libnss-mysql

Install libnss-mysql on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install libnss-mysql

How To Uninstall libnss-mysql on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the libnss-mysql package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libnss-mysql

libnss-mysql Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/libnss-mysql-root.cfg
/etc/libnss-mysql.cfg
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/a5
/usr/lib/.build-id/a5/0079aaf41e61fc071043046fb5188038b895b9
/usr/lib64/libnss_mysql.so.2
/usr/lib64/libnss_mysql.so.2.0.0
/usr/share/authselect/vendor/libnss-mysql
/usr/share/authselect/vendor/libnss-mysql/README
/usr/share/authselect/vendor/libnss-mysql/REQUIREMENTS
/usr/share/authselect/vendor/libnss-mysql/dconf-db
/usr/share/authselect/vendor/libnss-mysql/dconf-locks
/usr/share/authselect/vendor/libnss-mysql/fingerprint-auth
/usr/share/authselect/vendor/libnss-mysql/nsswitch.conf
/usr/share/authselect/vendor/libnss-mysql/password-auth
/usr/share/authselect/vendor/libnss-mysql/postlogin
/usr/share/authselect/vendor/libnss-mysql/smartcard-auth
/usr/share/authselect/vendor/libnss-mysql/system-auth
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/DEBUGGING
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/FAQ
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/README
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/THANKS
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/TODO
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/UPGRADING
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/sample
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/sample/README
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/sample/complex
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/sample/complex/libnss-mysql-root.cfg
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/sample/complex/libnss-mysql.cfg
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/sample/complex/sample_database.sql
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/sample/linux
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/sample/linux/libnss-mysql-root.cfg
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/sample/linux/libnss-mysql.cfg
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/sample/linux/sample_database.sql
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/sample/minimal
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/sample/minimal/libnss-mysql-root.cfg
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/sample/minimal/libnss-mysql.cfg
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/sample/minimal/sample_database.sql

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnss-mysql on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnss-mysql on Fedora 36.

What is libnss-mysql

Store your UNIX user accounts in MySQL. “libnss-mysql” enables the following * System-wide authentication and name service using a MySQL database. Applications do not need to be MySQL-aware or modified in any way. * Storing authentication information in a database instead of text files. * Creation of a single authentication database for multiple servers. This is often referred to as the “Single Sign-on” problem. * Writing data-modification routines (IE self-management web interface). libnss-mysql is similar to NIS or LDAP. It provides the same centralized authentication service through a database. What does this mean? Username, uid, gid, password, etc comes from a MySQL database instead of /etc/password, /etc/shadow, and /etc/group. A user configured in MySQL will look and behave just like a user configured in /etc/passwd. Your applications such as ls, finger, sendmail, qmail, exim, postfix, proftpd, X, sshd, etc. will all ‘see’ these users!

We can use yum or dnf to install libnss-mysql on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libnss-mysql.

Install libnss-mysql on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install libnss-mysql

Install libnss-mysql on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install libnss-mysql

How To Uninstall libnss-mysql on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the libnss-mysql package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libnss-mysql

libnss-mysql Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/libnss-mysql-root.cfg
/etc/libnss-mysql.cfg
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/59
/usr/lib/.build-id/59/7285caf8698af64aa04ff9b915f60703b9bfc2
/usr/lib/libnss_mysql.so.2
/usr/lib/libnss_mysql.so.2.0.0
/usr/share/authselect/vendor/libnss-mysql
/usr/share/authselect/vendor/libnss-mysql/README
/usr/share/authselect/vendor/libnss-mysql/REQUIREMENTS
/usr/share/authselect/vendor/libnss-mysql/dconf-db
/usr/share/authselect/vendor/libnss-mysql/dconf-locks
/usr/share/authselect/vendor/libnss-mysql/fingerprint-auth
/usr/share/authselect/vendor/libnss-mysql/nsswitch.conf
/usr/share/authselect/vendor/libnss-mysql/password-auth
/usr/share/authselect/vendor/libnss-mysql/postlogin
/usr/share/authselect/vendor/libnss-mysql/smartcard-auth
/usr/share/authselect/vendor/libnss-mysql/system-auth
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/DEBUGGING
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/FAQ
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/README
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/THANKS
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/TODO
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/UPGRADING
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/sample
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/sample/README
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/sample/complex
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/sample/complex/libnss-mysql-root.cfg
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/sample/complex/libnss-mysql.cfg
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/sample/complex/sample_database.sql
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/sample/linux
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/sample/linux/libnss-mysql-root.cfg
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/sample/linux/libnss-mysql.cfg
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/sample/linux/sample_database.sql
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/sample/minimal
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/sample/minimal/libnss-mysql-root.cfg
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/sample/minimal/libnss-mysql.cfg
/usr/share/doc/libnss-mysql/sample/minimal/sample_database.sql

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnss-mysql on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).