How To Install libpam-mklocaluser on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-mklocaluser on Debian 12.
What is libpam-mklocaluser
libpam-mklocaluser is:
When the user logs in for the first time, a local POSIX user account is created in /etc/passwd and primary group created in /etc/group, and a local home directory is created in /home.
This is useful on roaming computers when the password is set up to be cached by for example libpam-ccreds or sssd to allow login without network connectivity using the password provided by a network authentication service like Kerberos or LDAP.
Other than the caching mechanisms of libpam-ccreds or libpam-sssd / libnss-sssd, the libpam-mklocaluser approach makes the LDAP accounts more persistent on the roaming workstation and robust again credentials cache deletions and such.
The pam_mklocaluser PAM module additionally allows for execution of additional hook scripts when users log in to such a roaming computer for the first time.
There are three methods to install libpam-mklocaluser on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpam-mklocaluser Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-mklocaluser using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-mklocaluser
Install libpam-mklocaluser Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-mklocaluser using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-mklocaluser
Install libpam-mklocaluser Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-mklocaluser using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-mklocaluser
How To Uninstall libpam-mklocaluser on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libpam-mklocaluser package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-mklocaluser
Uninstall libpam-mklocaluser And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-mklocaluser and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-mklocaluser
Remove libpam-mklocaluser Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-mklocaluser configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-mklocaluser
Remove libpam-mklocaluser configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-mklocaluser configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-mklocaluser
Dependencies
libpam-mklocaluser have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-mklocaluser package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
