How To Install openssh-ldap on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install openssh-ldap in AlmaLinux 8. openssh-ldap is A LDAP support for open source SSH server daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openssh-ldap on AlmaLinux 8.

What is openssh-ldap

OpenSSH LDAP backend is a way how to distribute the authorized tokens among the servers in the network.

We can use yum or dnf to install openssh-ldap on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install openssh-ldap.

Install openssh-ldap on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install openssh-ldap using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install openssh-ldap

Install openssh-ldap on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install openssh-ldap using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install openssh-ldap

How To Uninstall openssh-ldap on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the openssh-ldap package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove openssh-ldap

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install openssh-ldap on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.