How To Install python-sss on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sss on CentOS 7.
What is python-sss
Provides python2 module for manipulating users, groups, and nested groups in SSSD when using id_provider = local in /etc/sssd/sssd.conf. Also provides several other useful python2 bindings * function for retrieving list of groups user belongs to. * class for obfuscation of passwords
We can use yum or dnf to install python-sss on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python-sss.
Install python-sss on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install python-sss using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python-sss
Install python-sss 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 python-sss using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python-sss
How To Uninstall python-sss on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the python-sss package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python-sss
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sss on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
