5.0 Installing and Uninstalling Linux PAM Client

You can install and uninstall Linux PAM Client on the following platforms:

IMPORTANT:To use Advanced Authentication in the SSH (Secure Shell) mode, configure the following parameters in the file /etc/ssh/sshd_config:

  • Set PasswordAuthentication to no

  • Set ChallengeResponseAuthentication to yes

To apply the changes in the file sshd_config, you must restart the SSH Service. To restart the SSH Service, run the command sudo service sshd restart in the terminal.

NOTE:You cannot upgrade Linux PAM Client from Advanced Authentication 5.x to 6.x. To install the latest version of Client, perform the following steps:

  1. Uninstall the previous version of the Client.

    NOTE:You must run a deactivation script during the uninstallation process of the Client. For example, to uninstall the 5.x version of the Client from RHEL Workstation and Server 7, perform the following steps:

    1. Run the following command to deactivate 5.x Client on RHEL Workstation and Server 7:

      /opt/pam_aucore/bin/deactivate.sh

    2. Run the following command to remove the pam_aucore package:

      rpm -e pam_aucore

  2. Navigate to Advanced Authentication Administration portal > Endpoints.

  3. Search and remove the endpoint of the Linux PAM Client.

  4. Install the latest version of Client.

For more information about how to install Linux Client, see Installing and Uninstalling Linux PAM Client.

You can find the Linux PAM Client installer in the Advanced Authentication Enterprise Edition distributive package.