How to install "system-config-authentication" in Red hat Enterprise Linux 6?

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Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Issue

  • system-config-authentication is not present in Red hat Enterprise Linux 6?
  • Which package provides system-config-authentication utility?

Resolution

  • In Red hat Enterprise Linux 6 authconfig-gtk.x86_64 0:5.3.21-7.el5 package provides system-config-authentication utility.

  • Install authconfig-gtk.x86_64 0:5.3.21-7.el5 package using following command :

#yum install authconfig-gtk*
  • In Red hat Enterprise Linux 7 authconfig-gtk-6.2.8-8.el7.x86_64 package provides system-config-authentication utility.
# rpm -qf `which system-config-authentication`
authconfig-gtk-6.2.8-8.el7.x86_64

# rpm -qf `which authconfig-tui`
authconfig-6.2.8-8.el7.x86_64

# rpm -qf `which authconfig-gtk`
authconfig-gtk-6.2.8-8.el7.x86_64

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