How To Install sssd-nfs-idmap on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install sssd-nfs-idmap on CentOS 8. sssd-nfs-idmap is SSSD plug-in for NFSv4 rpc.idmapd

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sssd-nfs-idmap on CentOS 8.

What is sssd-nfs-idmap

The libnfsidmap sssd module provides a way for rpc.idmapd to call SSSD to map UIDs/GIDs to names and vice versa. It can be also used for mapping principal (user) name to IDs(UID or GID) or to obtain groups which user are member of. The libnfsidmap sssd module provides a way for rpc.idmapd to call SSSD to map UIDs/GIDs to names and vice versa. It can be also used for mapping principal (user) name to IDs(UID or GID) or to obtain groups which user are member of.

We can use yum or dnf to install sssd-nfs-idmap on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install sssd-nfs-idmap.

Install sssd-nfs-idmap on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install sssd-nfs-idmap using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install sssd-nfs-idmap

Install sssd-nfs-idmap on CentOS 8 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 sssd-nfs-idmap using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install sssd-nfs-idmap

How To Uninstall sssd-nfs-idmap on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the sssd-nfs-idmap package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove sssd-nfs-idmap

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sssd-nfs-idmap on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.