How To Install openldap-servers-sql on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openldap-servers-sql on CentOS 7.
What is openldap-servers-sql
OpenLDAP is an open-source suite of LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) applications and development tools. LDAP is a set of protocols for accessing directory services (usually phone book style information, but other information is possible) over the Internet, similar to the way DNS (Domain Name System) information is propagated over the Internet. This package contains a loadable module which the slapd server can use to read data from an RDBMS.
We can use yum or dnf to install openldap-servers-sql on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install openldap-servers-sql.
Install openldap-servers-sql on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install openldap-servers-sql using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install openldap-servers-sql
Install openldap-servers-sql 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 openldap-servers-sql using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install openldap-servers-sql
How To Uninstall openldap-servers-sql on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the openldap-servers-sql package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove openldap-servers-sql
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openldap-servers-sql on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
