authconfig
Configure system authentication resources. More information: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/system-level_authentication_guide/authconfig-install.
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Display the current configuration (or dry run):
authconfig --test
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Configure the server to use a different password hashing algorithm:
authconfig --update --passalgo={{algorithm}}
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Enable LDAP authentication:
authconfig --update --enableldapauth
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Disable LDAP authentication:
authconfig --update --disableldapauth
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Enable Network Information Service (NIS):
authconfig --update --enablenis
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Enable Kerberos:
authconfig --update --enablekrb5
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Enable Winbind (Active Directory) authentication:
authconfig --update --enablewinbindauth
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Enable local authorization:
authconfig --update --enablelocauthorize
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