How To Install systemd-pam on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-pam in Fedora 36. systemd-pam is systemd PAM module

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-pam on Fedora 36.

What is `systemd-pam`

Systemd PAM module registers the session with systemd-logind.

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

Install systemd-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 systemd-pam using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install systemd-pam

Install systemd-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 systemd-pam using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install systemd-pam

How To Uninstall systemd-pam on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the systemd-pam package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove systemd-pam

systemd-pam Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/0e
/usr/lib/.build-id/0e/24c1f8babdf51d1b4738daa7106f04ae2219d8
/usr/lib/.build-id/ba/ed153f876d60c99977dbb182d0a5d031e2a5b7
/usr/lib64/security/pam_systemd.so
/usr/lib64/security/pam_systemd_home.so
/usr/share/man/man8/pam_systemd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/pam_systemd_home.8.gz

References

systemd-pam website

Summary

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