How To Install pam_wrapper on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pam_wrapper on CentOS 7.
What is pam_wrapper
This component of cwrap allows you to either test your PAM (Linux-PAM and OpenPAM) application or module. For testing PAM applications, simple PAM module called pam_matrix is included. If you plan to test a PAM module you can use the pamtest library, which simplifies testing of modules. You can combine it with the cmocka unit testing framework or you can use the provided Python bindings to write tests for your module in Python.
We can use yum or dnf to install pam_wrapper on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pam_wrapper.
Install pam_wrapper 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_wrapper using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install pam_wrapper
Install pam_wrapper 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_wrapper using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install pam_wrapper
How To Uninstall pam_wrapper on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the pam_wrapper package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove pam_wrapper
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pam_wrapper on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
