How To Install mod_lookup_identity on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_lookup_identity on CentOS 7.
What is mod_lookup_identity
mod_lookup_identity can retrieve additional pieces of information about user authenticated in Apache httpd server and store these values in notes/environment variables to be consumed by web applications. Use of REMOTE_USER_* environment variables is recommended.
We can use yum or dnf to install mod_lookup_identity on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mod_lookup_identity.
Install mod_lookup_identity on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install mod_lookup_identity using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install mod_lookup_identity
Install mod_lookup_identity 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 mod_lookup_identity using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install mod_lookup_identity
How To Uninstall mod_lookup_identity on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the mod_lookup_identity package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove mod_lookup_identity
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_lookup_identity on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.