Re: ldconfig won't update libraries

Nathan Bryant (nathan@burgessinc.com)
Thu, 7 Nov 1996 16:41:55 -0500 (EST)


You need to run ldconfig as root.

On Wed, 6 Nov 1996, Rick Cook wrote:

> Help,
>
> I upgraded my system from 2.0.0 to 2.0.24 and it seems to be running fine.
>
> However, when I upgraded to XFree86 3.2 a day later, I got the following
> error when I attempted to use ldconfig to update to the new libraries:
>
> # /sbin/ldconfig
> /sbin/ldconfig: warning: can't unlink /usr/X11R6/lib/ (Operation not permitted)
> /sbin/ldconfig: warning: can't unlink /usr/i486-linux/lib/ (Operation not
> permitted)
> /sbin/ldconfig: version 1.7.3
> #
>
> X applications then complain about:
>
> $ xterm
> xterm: can't load library 'libXmu.so.6'
> &
>
> If I "export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/X11R6/lib", everything seems to work (except
> for some keyboard extension errors I am chasing...).
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Rick
>
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>

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