How To Install slurm-pam_slurm on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install slurm-pam_slurm on CentOS 7. slurm-pam_slurm is PAM module for restricting access to compute nodes via Slurm

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install slurm-pam_slurm on CentOS 7.

What is slurm-pam_slurm

This module restricts access to compute nodes in a cluster where Slurm is in use. Access is granted to root, any user with a Slurm-launched job currently running on the node, or any user who has allocated resources on the node according to Slurm.

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

Install slurm-pam_slurm on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install slurm-pam_slurm using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install slurm-pam_slurm

Install slurm-pam_slurm 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 slurm-pam_slurm using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install slurm-pam_slurm

How To Uninstall slurm-pam_slurm on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the slurm-pam_slurm package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove slurm-pam_slurm

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install slurm-pam_slurm on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.