How To Install pam_afs_session on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pam_afs_session on CentOS 7.
What is pam_afs_session
pam-afs-session is a PAM module intended for use with a Kerberos v5 PAM module to obtain an AFS PAG (Process Authentication Group) and AFS tokens on login. It puts every new session in a PAG regardless of whether it was authenticated with Kerberos and runs a configurable external program to obtain tokens.
We can use yum or dnf to install pam_afs_session on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pam_afs_session.
Install pam_afs_session on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install pam_afs_session using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install pam_afs_session
Install pam_afs_session 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 pam_afs_session using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install pam_afs_session
How To Uninstall pam_afs_session on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the pam_afs_session package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove pam_afs_session
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pam_afs_session on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
