How to Install and Uninstall pam_cifscreds.x86_64 Package on AlmaLinux 9

Last updated: October 15,2024

1. Install "pam_cifscreds.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install pam_cifscreds.x86_64 on AlmaLinux 9


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "pam_cifscreds.x86_64" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall pam_cifscreds.x86_64 on AlmaLinux 9:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
                pam_cifscreds.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pam_cifscreds.x86_64 package on AlmaLinux 9

Last metadata expiration check: 1:55:27 ago on Wed Mar 13 07:41:12 2024.
Available Packages
Name : pam_cifscreds
Version : 7.0
Release : 1.el9
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 17 k
Source : cifs-utils-7.0-1.el9.src.rpm
Repository : appstream
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.
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: 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.