Information about the package, pam_ssh_agent_auth, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The pam_ssh_agent_auth package is designed for, PAM module for authentication with ssh-agent.
Package Name:
pam_ssh_agent_auth
Summary:
PAM module for authentication with ssh-agent
Description:
This package contains a PAM module which can be used to authenticate users using ssh keys stored in a ssh-agent. Through the use of the forwarding of ssh-agent connection it also allows to authenticate with remote ssh-agent instance. The module is most useful for su and sudo service stacks.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0.9.3
Release:
123.el6_9
Size:
114 k
Repository:
updates
From Repository:
Licence:
BSD
Control the pam_ssh_agent_auth package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install pam_ssh_agent_auth
This command will install pam_ssh_agent_auth on the server.
yum remove pam_ssh_agent_auth
This command will un-install pam_ssh_agent_auth on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove pam_ssh_agent_auth, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove pam_ssh_agent_auth
This command will un-install pam_ssh_agent_auth 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_ssh_agent_auth when using the -y flag.
yum update pam_ssh_agent_auth
This command will update pam_ssh_agent_auth to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove pam_ssh_agent_auth, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update pam_ssh_agent_auth
This command will update pam_ssh_agent_auth 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_ssh_agent_auth when using the -y flag.
yum info pam_ssh_agent_auth
This command will show you core information about the pam_ssh_agent_auth package.
yum deplist pam_ssh_agent_auth
This command will show you the dependencies for pam_ssh_agent_auth. 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_ssh_agent_auth
This command will check if there is an update waiting on pam_ssh_agent_auth. 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.