How To Install bind-dyndb-ldap on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install bind-dyndb-ldap on CentOS 7. bind-dyndb-ldap is LDAP back-end plug-in for BIND

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bind-dyndb-ldap on CentOS 7.

What is bind-dyndb-ldap

This package provides an LDAP back-end plug-in for BIND. It features support for dynamic updates and internal caching, to lift the load off of your LDAP server.

We can use yum or dnf to install bind-dyndb-ldap on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install bind-dyndb-ldap.

Install bind-dyndb-ldap on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install bind-dyndb-ldap using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install bind-dyndb-ldap

Install bind-dyndb-ldap on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install bind-dyndb-ldap using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install bind-dyndb-ldap

How To Uninstall bind-dyndb-ldap on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the bind-dyndb-ldap package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove bind-dyndb-ldap

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bind-dyndb-ldap on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.