How To Install kdb5_ldap_util on Fedora 34

One-liner Install Command

If you are only interested in the installation command, here is a quick answer for you:

sudo yum makecache && sudo yum -y install krb5-server-ldap

sudo dnf makecache && sudo dnf -y install krb5-server-ldap

But if you are interested in the details with step-by-step instructions, the following information will be helpful.

What is kdb5_ldap_util and How to Install It?

First things first, you will need access to a server or computer running Fedora 34. This guide was written specifically with a server running Fedora 34 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install kdb5_ldap_util on Fedora 34. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install kdb5_ldap_util on Fedora 34 using dnf

First, update dnf packages database with dnf by running the next command:

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating database, You can install kdb5_ldap_util using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install krb5-server-ldap

Install kdb5_ldap_util on Fedora 34 using yum

Because kdb5_ldap_util is available in Fedora 34’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the yum packaging system.

To begin, update local packages database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

Now can install kdb5_ldap_util package on your server/computer by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install krb5-server-ldap

How to upgrade (update) a single package kdb5_ldap_util using yum?

To update all the packages available on the system:

yum update

If you want to update a specific package like kdb5_ldap_util in this example you should use the following command:

yum update krb5-server-ldap

To downgrade a package to an earlier version:

yum downgrade krb5-server-ldap

How to Upgrade kdb5_ldap_util on Fedora 34 with dnf?

When you run the dnf update, all system packages with available updates are updated. However, if you want to upgrade a single package, then you would have to pass the package name as the argument to the dnf update command.

dnf update krb5-server-ldap

How To remove kdb5_ldap_util from Fedora 34

To uninstall only the kdb5_ldap_util package you can execute the following command:

sudo dnf remove krb5-server-ldap

Extra info and code examples

Kerberos is a system for authenticating users and services on a network. Kerberos is a trusted third-party service. That means that there is a third party (the Kerberos server) that is trusted by all the entities on the network (users and services, usually called "principals"). This is the MIT reference implementation of Kerberos V5. This package contains the LDAP plugin for the Kerberos key server (KDC) and supporting utilities. This plugin allows the KDC data to be stored in an LDAP server rather than the default local database. It should be installed on both master and slave KDCs that use LDAP as a storage backend.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install kdb5_ldap_util using dnf and yum package managers. Also, we showed how to update manually as a single package and different ways to uninstall the kdb5_ldap_util from Fedora 34.

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