How To Install nss_nis on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nss_nis on Rocky Linux 8.
What is nss_nis
The nss_nis Name Service Switch module uses the Network Information System (NIS) to obtain user, group, host name, and other data.
We can use yum or dnf to install nss_nis on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install nss_nis.
Install nss_nis 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 nss_nis using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install nss_nis
Install nss_nis 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 nss_nis using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install nss_nis
How To Uninstall nss_nis on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the nss_nis package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove nss_nis
nss_nis Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/7a
/usr/lib/.build-id/7a/39e05229d09c0f640051ea38082a443fc46dec
/usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-logind.service.d/nss_nis.conf
/usr/lib64/libnss_nis.so.2
/usr/lib64/libnss_nis.so.2.0.0
/usr/share/licenses/nss_nis
/usr/share/licenses/nss_nis/COPYING
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/89
/usr/lib/.build-id/89/d327920181ada3654ca2445fb0b49c664598a0
/usr/lib/libnss_nis.so.2
/usr/lib/libnss_nis.so.2.0.0
/usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-logind.service.d/nss_nis.conf
/usr/share/licenses/nss_nis
/usr/share/licenses/nss_nis/COPYING
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nss_nis on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.