How To Install xrootd-scitokens on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install xrootd-scitokens on CentOS 7. xrootd-scitokens is SciTokens authorization support for XRootD

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xrootd-scitokens on CentOS 7.

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 CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xrootd-scitokens.

Install xrootd-scitokens on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install xrootd-scitokens

Install xrootd-scitokens 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 xrootd-scitokens using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xrootd-scitokens

How To Uninstall xrootd-scitokens on CentOS 7

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 CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.