Information about the package, pam_ssh, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The pam_ssh package is designed for, PAM module for use with SSH keys and ssh-agent.
Package Name:
pam_ssh
Summary:
PAM module for use with SSH keys and ssh-agent
Description:
This PAM module provides single sign-on behavior for UNIX using SSH keys. Users are authenticated by decrypting their SSH private keys with the password provided. In the first PAM login session phase, an ssh-agent process is started and keys are added. The same agent is used for the following PAM sessions. In any case the appropriate environment variables are set in the session phase.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.98
Release:
1.el6
Size:
46 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
BSD
Control the pam_ssh package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install pam_ssh
This command will install pam_ssh on the server.
yum remove pam_ssh
This command will un-install pam_ssh on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove pam_ssh, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove pam_ssh
This command will un-install pam_ssh 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 when using the -y flag.
yum update pam_ssh
This command will update pam_ssh to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove pam_ssh, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update pam_ssh
This command will update pam_ssh 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 when using the -y flag.
yum info pam_ssh
This command will show you core information about the pam_ssh package.
yum deplist pam_ssh
This command will show you the dependencies for pam_ssh. 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
This command will check if there is an update waiting on pam_ssh. 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.