How To Install nss-altfiles on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install nss-altfiles in Fedora 36. nss-altfiles is NSS module to look up users in /usr/lib/passwd too

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nss-altfiles on Fedora 36.

What is nss-altfiles

When installed, this package allows looking up users in %{prefix}/lib/passwd, similarly, groups in %{prefix}/lib/group.

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

Install nss-altfiles 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 nss-altfiles using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install nss-altfiles

Install nss-altfiles 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 nss-altfiles using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install nss-altfiles

How To Uninstall nss-altfiles on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the nss-altfiles package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove nss-altfiles

nss-altfiles Package Contents on Fedora 36

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## Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install `nss-altfiles` on Fedora 36.

### What is `nss-altfiles`

> When installed, this package allows looking up users in %{prefix}/lib/passwd, similarly, groups in %{prefix}/lib/group.  

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

## Install nss-altfiles on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with `dnf` using the following command.

```bash
sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install nss-altfiles

Install nss-altfiles 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 nss-altfiles using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install nss-altfiles

How To Uninstall nss-altfiles on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the nss-altfiles package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove nss-altfiles

nss-altfiles Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/bc
/usr/lib/.build-id/bc/6bd249de6e080d5e069af0f55e691e693c7903
/usr/lib64/libnss_altfiles.so.2
/usr/share/doc/nss-altfiles
/usr/share/doc/nss-altfiles/README.md

References

Summary

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

/usr/lib/.build-id /usr/lib/.build-id/24 /usr/lib/.build-id/24/ce51bb1542e1ecf94628af61884427071a5549 /usr/lib/libnss_altfiles.so.2 /usr/share/doc/nss-altfiles /usr/share/doc/nss-altfiles/README.md


## References

* [nss-altfiles website](https://github.com/aperezdc/nss-altfiles)

## Summary

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