How To Install sssd-winbind-idmap on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install sssd-winbind-idmap on Rocky Linux 8. sssd-winbind-idmap is SSSD’s idmap_sss Backend for Winbind

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sssd-winbind-idmap on Rocky Linux 8.

What is sssd-winbind-idmap

The idmap_sss module provides a way for Winbind to call SSSD to map UIDs/GIDs and SIDs.

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

Install sssd-winbind-idmap 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-winbind-idmap using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install sssd-winbind-idmap

Install sssd-winbind-idmap 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-winbind-idmap using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install sssd-winbind-idmap

How To Uninstall sssd-winbind-idmap on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove sssd-winbind-idmap

sssd-winbind-idmap Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/16
/usr/lib/.build-id/16/ce979354b1ea2671902582fba3044e3d4ede93
/usr/lib64/samba/idmap
/usr/lib64/samba/idmap/sss.so
/usr/share/man/man8/idmap_sss.8.gz
/usr/share/man/sv/man8/idmap_sss.8.gz
/usr/share/man/uk/man8/idmap_sss.8.gz
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/b3/e8aced3c0a278bd2cf9be5b125241f86aeb691
/usr/lib64/samba/idmap
/usr/lib64/samba/idmap/sss.so
/usr/share/man/man8/idmap_sss.8.gz
/usr/share/man/sv/man8/idmap_sss.8.gz
/usr/share/man/uk/man8/idmap_sss.8.gz

References

Summary

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