How To Install samba-winbind-modules on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install samba-winbind-modules on CentOS 7. samba-winbind-modules is Samba winbind modules

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install samba-winbind-modules on CentOS 7.

What is samba-winbind-modules

The samba-winbind-modules package provides the NSS library and a PAM module necessary to communicate to the Winbind Daemon The samba-winbind-modules package provides the NSS library and a PAM module necessary to communicate to the Winbind Daemon

We can use yum or dnf to install samba-winbind-modules on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install samba-winbind-modules.

Install samba-winbind-modules on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install samba-winbind-modules using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install samba-winbind-modules

Install samba-winbind-modules 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 samba-winbind-modules using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install samba-winbind-modules

How To Uninstall samba-winbind-modules on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the samba-winbind-modules package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove samba-winbind-modules

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install samba-winbind-modules on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.