How To Install libcgroup-pam on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcgroup-pam on CentOS 7. libcgroup-pam is A Pluggable Authentication Module for libcgroup

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcgroup-pam on CentOS 7.

What is libcgroup-pam

Linux-PAM module, which allows administrators to classify the user’s login processes to pre-configured control group. Linux-PAM module, which allows administrators to classify the user’s login processes to pre-configured control group.

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

Install libcgroup-pam on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libcgroup-pam using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libcgroup-pam

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

sudo dnf -y install libcgroup-pam

How To Uninstall libcgroup-pam on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libcgroup-pam

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcgroup-pam on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.