How To Install xrootd-scitokens on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xrootd-scitokens on AlmaLinux 8.
What is xrootd-scitokens
This ACC (authorization) plugin for the XRootD framework utilizes the SciTokens library to validate and extract authorization claims from a SciToken passed during a transfer. Configured appropriately, this allows the XRootD server admin to delegate authorization decisions for a subset of the namespace to an external issuer.
We can use yum or dnf to install xrootd-scitokens on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xrootd-scitokens.
Install xrootd-scitokens on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install xrootd-scitokens using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install xrootd-scitokens
Install xrootd-scitokens on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install xrootd-scitokens using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install xrootd-scitokens
How To Uninstall xrootd-scitokens on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the xrootd-scitokens package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove xrootd-scitokens
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xrootd-scitokens on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
