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pam_afs_session


Information about the package, pam_afs_session, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The pam_afs_session package is designed for, AFS PAG and AFS tokens on login.


Package Name:

pam_afs_session

Summary:

AFS PAG and AFS tokens on login

Description:

pam-afs-session is a PAM module intended for use with a Kerberos v5 PAM module to obtain an AFS PAG (Process Authentication Group) and AFS tokens on login. It puts every new session in a PAG regardless of whether it was authenticated with Kerberos and runs a configurable external program to obtain tokens.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

2.5

Release:

3.el6

Size:

39 k

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

MIT



Handy Yum Commands for pam_afs_session


Control the pam_afs_session package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install pam_afs_session

This command will install pam_afs_session on the server.

yum remove pam_afs_session

This command will un-install pam_afs_session on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove pam_afs_session, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove pam_afs_session

This command will un-install pam_afs_session 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 pam_afs_session when using the -y flag.

yum update pam_afs_session

This command will update pam_afs_session to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove pam_afs_session, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update pam_afs_session

This command will update pam_afs_session 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 pam_afs_session when using the -y flag.

yum info pam_afs_session

This command will show you core information about the pam_afs_session package.

yum deplist pam_afs_session

This command will show you the dependencies for pam_afs_session. 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 pam_afs_session

This command will check if there is an update waiting on pam_afs_session. 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.