How To Install pam_ssh_agent_auth on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pam_ssh_agent_auth on CentOS 8.
What is pam_ssh_agent_auth
This package contains a PAM module which can be used to authenticate users using ssh keys stored in a ssh-agent. Through the use of the forwarding of ssh-agent connection it also allows to authenticate with remote ssh-agent instance. The module is most useful for su and sudo service stacks.
We can use yum or dnf to install pam_ssh_agent_auth on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pam_ssh_agent_auth.
Install pam_ssh_agent_auth on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install pam_ssh_agent_auth using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install pam_ssh_agent_auth
Install pam_ssh_agent_auth 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 pam_ssh_agent_auth using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install pam_ssh_agent_auth
How To Uninstall pam_ssh_agent_auth on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the pam_ssh_agent_auth package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove pam_ssh_agent_auth
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pam_ssh_agent_auth on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.