How To Install sssd-proxy on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install sssd-proxy on CentOS 7. sssd-proxy is The proxy back end of the SSSD

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sssd-proxy on CentOS 7.

What is sssd-proxy

Provides the proxy back end which can be used to wrap an existing NSS and/or PAM modules to leverage SSSD caching.

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

Install sssd-proxy on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install sssd-proxy

Install sssd-proxy 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 sssd-proxy using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install sssd-proxy

How To Uninstall sssd-proxy on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove sssd-proxy

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Summary

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