How To Install libsss_idmap on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsss_idmap on Rocky Linux 8. libsss_idmap is FreeIPA Idmap library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsss_idmap on Rocky Linux 8.

What is libsss_idmap

Utility library to convert SIDs to Unix uids and gids

We can use yum or dnf to install libsss_idmap on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libsss_idmap.

Install libsss_idmap on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install libsss_idmap

Install libsss_idmap on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install libsss_idmap

How To Uninstall libsss_idmap on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libsss_idmap

libsss_idmap Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/0a
/usr/lib/.build-id/0a/770a78a3a67abc777011cdb3690bb7dd2e0f0d
/usr/lib64/libsss_idmap.so.0
/usr/lib64/libsss_idmap.so.0.5.1
/usr/share/licenses/libsss_idmap
/usr/share/licenses/libsss_idmap/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/libsss_idmap/COPYING.LESSER
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/97
/usr/lib/.build-id/97/0755da8b84e6cef9844de328f0e4271d617f3f
/usr/lib/libsss_idmap.so.0
/usr/lib/libsss_idmap.so.0.5.1
/usr/share/licenses/libsss_idmap
/usr/share/licenses/libsss_idmap/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/libsss_idmap/COPYING.LESSER
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/a9
/usr/lib/.build-id/a9/1cdad510dc2784a8e2be6ed76074372fb158af
/usr/lib/libsss_idmap.so.0
/usr/lib/libsss_idmap.so.0.5.1
/usr/share/licenses/libsss_idmap
/usr/share/licenses/libsss_idmap/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/libsss_idmap/COPYING.LESSER
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/d1
/usr/lib/.build-id/d1/804763d6453fe5e27eaea6440deee6c4e050b7
/usr/lib64/libsss_idmap.so.0
/usr/lib64/libsss_idmap.so.0.5.1
/usr/share/licenses/libsss_idmap
/usr/share/licenses/libsss_idmap/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/libsss_idmap/COPYING.LESSER

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsss_idmap on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.