How To Install mod_authnz_pam on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_authnz_pam in Fedora 36. mod_authnz_pam is PAM authorization checker and PAM Basic Authentication provider

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_authnz_pam on Fedora 36.

What is `mod_authnz_pam`

mod_authnz_pam is a PAM authorization module, supplementing authentication done by other modules, for example mod_auth_kerb; it can also be used as full Basic Authentication provider which runs the [login, password] authentication through the PAM stack.

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

Install mod_authnz_pam 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 mod_authnz_pam using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mod_authnz_pam

Install mod_authnz_pam 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 mod_authnz_pam using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mod_authnz_pam

How To Uninstall mod_authnz_pam on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the mod_authnz_pam package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mod_authnz_pam

mod_authnz_pam Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/httpd/conf.d/authnz_pam.conf
/etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/55-authnz_pam.conf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/69
/usr/lib/.build-id/69/2e7d87e0408c3282a090b38635f918c181ef06
/usr/lib64/httpd/modules/mod_authnz_pam.so
/usr/share/doc/mod_authnz_pam
/usr/share/doc/mod_authnz_pam/LICENSE
/usr/share/doc/mod_authnz_pam/README

References

mod_authnz_pam website

Summary

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