How To Install pam_oath on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install pam_oath in Fedora 36. pam_oath is A PAM module for pluggable login authentication for OATH

Introduction

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

What is `pam_oath`

A PAM module for pluggable login authentication for OATH.

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

Install pam_oath 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 pam_oath using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pam_oath

Install pam_oath 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 pam_oath using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pam_oath

How To Uninstall pam_oath on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove pam_oath

pam_oath Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/2f
/usr/lib/.build-id/2f/0e4327172c34a985a6a138ac93d57b25b8904f
/usr/lib64/security/pam_oath.so
/usr/share/doc/pam_oath
/usr/share/doc/pam_oath/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/pam_oath/README

References

pam_oath website

Summary

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