Information about the package, pam_ldap, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The pam_ldap package is designed for, PAM module for LDAP.
Package Name:
pam_ldap
Summary:
PAM module for LDAP
Description:
pam_ldap is a module for Linux-PAM that supports password changes, server- enforced password policies, access authorization, and crypted hashes.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
185
Release:
11.el6
Size:
88 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
LGPLv2+
Control the pam_ldap package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install pam_ldap
This command will install pam_ldap on the server.
yum remove pam_ldap
This command will un-install pam_ldap on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove pam_ldap, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove pam_ldap
This command will un-install pam_ldap 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_ldap when using the -y flag.
yum update pam_ldap
This command will update pam_ldap to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove pam_ldap, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update pam_ldap
This command will update pam_ldap 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_ldap when using the -y flag.
yum info pam_ldap
This command will show you core information about the pam_ldap package.
yum deplist pam_ldap
This command will show you the dependencies for pam_ldap. 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_ldap
This command will check if there is an update waiting on pam_ldap. 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.