How To Install ipa-client-epn on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install ipa-client-epn on CentOS 8. ipa-client-epn is Tools to configure Expiring Password Notification in IPA

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ipa-client-epn on CentOS 8.

What is ipa-client-epn

This package provides a service to collect and send expiring password notifications via email (SMTP).

We can use yum or dnf to install ipa-client-epn on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ipa-client-epn.

Install ipa-client-epn on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install ipa-client-epn using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ipa-client-epn

Install ipa-client-epn on CentOS 8 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 ipa-client-epn using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ipa-client-epn

How To Uninstall ipa-client-epn on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the ipa-client-epn package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ipa-client-epn

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ipa-client-epn on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.