How To Install libsss_sudo on CentOS 7

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

Introduction

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

What is libsss_sudo

A utility library to allow communication between SUDO and SSSD

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

Install libsss_sudo 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_sudo using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libsss_sudo

Install libsss_sudo 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_sudo using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libsss_sudo

How To Uninstall libsss_sudo on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libsss_sudo

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Summary

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