How To Install nss_hesiod on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nss_hesiod on CentOS 8.
What is nss_hesiod
The nss_hesiod Name Service Switch module uses the Domain Name System (DNS) as a source for user, group, and service information, following the Hesiod convention of Project Athena. The nss_hesiod Name Service Switch module uses the Domain Name System (DNS) as a source for user, group, and service information, following the Hesiod convention of Project Athena.
We can use yum or dnf to install nss_hesiod on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install nss_hesiod.
Install nss_hesiod on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install nss_hesiod using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install nss_hesiod
Install nss_hesiod on CentOS 8 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 nss_hesiod using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install nss_hesiod
How To Uninstall nss_hesiod on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the nss_hesiod package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove nss_hesiod
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nss_hesiod on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.