How To Install sssd on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sssd on Rocky Linux 8.
What is sssd
Provides a set of daemons to manage access to remote directories and authentication mechanisms. It provides an NSS and PAM interface toward the system and a plug-gable back-end system to connect to multiple different account sources. It is also the basis to provide client auditing and policy services for projects like FreeIPA. The sssd sub-package is a meta-package that contains the daemon as well as all the existing back ends.
We can use yum or dnf to install sssd on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install sssd.
Install sssd 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 using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install sssd
Install sssd 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 using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install sssd
How To Uninstall sssd on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the sssd package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove sssd
sssd Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/share/licenses/sssd
/usr/share/licenses/sssd/COPYING
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sssd on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.