How To Install sssd-polkit-rules on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install sssd-polkit-rules on Rocky Linux 8. sssd-polkit-rules is Rules for polkit integration for SSSD

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sssd-polkit-rules on Rocky Linux 8.

What is sssd-polkit-rules

Provides rules for polkit integration with SSSD. This is required for smartcard support.

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

Install sssd-polkit-rules on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install sssd-polkit-rules using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install sssd-polkit-rules

Install sssd-polkit-rules on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install sssd-polkit-rules

How To Uninstall sssd-polkit-rules on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the sssd-polkit-rules package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove sssd-polkit-rules

sssd-polkit-rules Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d/sssd-pcsc.rules

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sssd-polkit-rules on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.