How to Install and Uninstall pam_cifscreds.x86_64 Package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

Last updated: January 16,2025

1. Install "pam_cifscreds.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install pam_cifscreds.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8


    
        
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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 step by step instructions below to uninstall pam_cifscreds.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pam_cifscreds.x86_64 package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

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Available Packages
Name : pam_cifscreds
Version : 6.8
Release : 3.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 27 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.
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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.