Information about the package, nss-pam-ldapd, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The nss-pam-ldapd package is designed for, An nsswitch module which uses directory servers.
Package Name:
nss-pam-ldapd
Summary:
An nsswitch module which uses directory servers
Description:
The nss-pam-ldapd daemon, nslcd, uses a directory server to look up name service information (users, groups, etc.) on behalf of a lightweight nsswitch module.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0.7.5
Release:
32.el6
Size:
153 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
LGPLv2+
Control the nss-pam-ldapd package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install nss-pam-ldapd
This command will install nss-pam-ldapd on the server.
yum remove nss-pam-ldapd
This command will un-install nss-pam-ldapd on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove nss-pam-ldapd, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove nss-pam-ldapd
This command will un-install nss-pam-ldapd on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove nss-pam-ldapd when using the -y flag.
yum update nss-pam-ldapd
This command will update nss-pam-ldapd to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove nss-pam-ldapd, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update nss-pam-ldapd
This command will update nss-pam-ldapd to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove nss-pam-ldapd when using the -y flag.
yum info nss-pam-ldapd
This command will show you core information about the nss-pam-ldapd package.
yum deplist nss-pam-ldapd
This command will show you the dependencies for nss-pam-ldapd. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update nss-pam-ldapd
This command will check if there is an update waiting on nss-pam-ldapd. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.