How To Install pam_ssh_user_auth on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pam_ssh_user_auth on AlmaLinux 8.
What is pam_ssh_user_auth
pam_ssh_user_auth checks the value of SSH_AUTH_INFO_0 and will return success if is non-empty and failure if it is. It can be used to skip other PAM authentication methods with a configuration like auth [success=1 ignore=ignore default=die] pam_ssh_user_auth.so auth substack password-auth
We can use yum or dnf to install pam_ssh_user_auth on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pam_ssh_user_auth.
Install pam_ssh_user_auth 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 pam_ssh_user_auth using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install pam_ssh_user_auth
Install pam_ssh_user_auth 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 pam_ssh_user_auth using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install pam_ssh_user_auth
How To Uninstall pam_ssh_user_auth on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the pam_ssh_user_auth package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove pam_ssh_user_auth
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pam_ssh_user_auth on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
