How to Install and Uninstall pam_cifscreds.x86_64 Package on AlmaLinux 8

Last updated: November 16,2024

1. Install "pam_cifscreds.x86_64" package

This is a short guide on how to install pam_cifscreds.x86_64 on AlmaLinux 8

$ sudo dnf update $ sudo dnf install pam_cifscreds.x86_64

2. Uninstall "pam_cifscreds.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall pam_cifscreds.x86_64 on AlmaLinux 8:

$ sudo dnf remove pam_cifscreds.x86_64 $ sudo dnf autoremove

3. Information about the pam_cifscreds.x86_64 package on AlmaLinux 8

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Available Packages
Name : pam_cifscreds
Version : 6.8
Release : 3.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 26 k
Source : cifs-utils-6.8-3.el8.src.rpm
Repository : baseos
Summary : PAM module to manage NTLM credentials in kernel keyring
URL : http://linux-cifs.samba.org/cifs-utils/
License : GPLv3
Description : The pam_cifscreds PAM module is a tool for automatically adding
: credentials (username and password) for the purpose of establishing
: sessions in multiuser mounts.
:
: When a cifs filesystem is mounted with the "multiuser" option, and does
: not use krb5 authentication, it needs to be able to get the credentials
: for each user from somewhere. The pam_cifscreds module can be used to
: provide these credentials to the kernel automatically at login.