error can''t find libpam.so.0 etc.
Rick Stevens
rstevens at vitalstream.com
Tue Sep 19 18:17:15 UTC 2006
On Tue, 2006-09-19 at 13:36 -0400, anthony baldwin wrote:
> Okay
>
> Since previously sending a message, I rebooted with rescue CD and tried
> to do /sbin/ldconfig
> Not found.
> So I did whereis ldconfig, answher $ ldconfig
> So I did simply # ldconfig
> and got: can''t do , ld.so.conf doesn''t exist
> So I made a blank file called ld.so.conf and ran the command and nothing
> really happened (ld.so.conf remained blank).
> I also made a softlink from /lib/libpam.so.0 (yes, it IS ther) to /usr/lib
> Then I tried to reboot.
> Can''t load file system, gives me a terminal, and then only gives me
> read access to the filesystem.
> I''m writing this message without the previous, because, I am on a
> windows partition, and don''t have access to the previous messages.
> I hate using windows....
>
> My first message contained the following:
> Help! I can´t even get root to further diagnose or resolve this problem!
> (FC5, this after doing a universal update with yumex)
>
> [tony at ool-45788232 ~]$ su
> su: error while loading shared libraries: libpam.so.0: cannot open
> shared object file: No such file or directory
> [tony at ool-45788232 ~]$ locate libpam.so.0
> /lib/libpam.so.0
> /lib/libpam.so.0.81.2
> [tony at ool-45788232 ~]$ ln -s /lib/libpam.so.0 /usr/lib
> ln: creating symbolic link `/usr/lib/libpam.so.0' to `/lib/libpam.so.0':
> Permission denied
> [tony at ool-45788232 ~]$ sudo ln -s /lib/libpam.so.0 /usr/lib
> sudo: error while loading shared libraries: libpam.so.0: cannot open
> shared object file: No such file or directory
>
> To which, someone replied that I should simply boot to rescue cd and do
> /sbin/ldconfig (outcome of which I described above).
>
> Please help...I can''t be stuck in this Windows Hell!
> I must have my FC5 back!! I have work to do...
Boot the rescue CD in rescue mode. Let the system mount the original
operating system. Then:
# chroot /mnt/sysimage
# mount -a
# /sbin/ldconfig -v
# exit
# exit
Pop out the CD and reboot the system. That oughta do it.
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