How To Install libnfsidmap on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfsidmap on CentOS 7. libnfsidmap is NFSv4 User and Group ID Mapping Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfsidmap on CentOS 7.

What is libnfsidmap

Library that handles mapping between names and ids for NFSv4. Library that handles mapping between names and ids for NFSv4.

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

Install libnfsidmap on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libnfsidmap using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libnfsidmap

Install libnfsidmap 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 libnfsidmap using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libnfsidmap

How To Uninstall libnfsidmap on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libnfsidmap

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Summary

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