How To Install libsss_autofs on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsss_autofs on CentOS 7. libsss_autofs is A library to allow communication between Autofs and SSSD

Introduction

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

What is libsss_autofs

A utility library to allow communication between Autofs and SSSD

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

Install libsss_autofs on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libsss_autofs

Install libsss_autofs 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 libsss_autofs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libsss_autofs

How To Uninstall libsss_autofs on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libsss_autofs

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Summary

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