ldconfig through ssh

**Jamo** · 03-01-2004

Hi, Im trying to update my libraries with ldconfig through ssh. When I type "ldconfig" however, I get this message:

bash: ldconfig: command not found

I have used it before, just not though ssh, how do I get it to run?

thx.

**Dolda2000** · 03-01-2004

Depending on how you became root, you may need to run it as /sbin/ldconfig.

**Jamo** · 03-01-2004

nope, that didnt work...

I became root by suing after I logged in as another user.

**Dolda2000** · 03-01-2004

Did you run only `su'? In that case, try running `su -' instead. The dash tells su to perform a full login process instead of just changing the UID to 0.

**Jamo** · 03-01-2004

Thanks man, I never knew about that lol!

**Jamo** · 03-01-2004

Hmm I get another error now. Here's what I am trying to do:

I am installing the java runtime (j2re-1.3.1_11-linux-i586[1].rpm.bin) on redhat 9.

I ran the binary and installed the rpm fine. I type "java --version" to see if it worked and get "Error: can't find libjava.so". So I put the line "/usr/java/jre1.3.1_11/lib/i386" (where the file is located) in my ld.so.conf file and run ldconfig. This is not working, it still can't find the libjava.so file.

Please help me.

**Dolda2000** · 03-01-2004

It's quite natural that it didn't work by putting /usr/java/jre1.3.1_11/lib/i386 into ld.so.conf, since the libjava.so file isn't linked by the ELF loader. It is dynamically loaded by the java program later.

It's still strange that it doesn't work, though... Maybe you should try upgrading to the latest version? 1.3.1 is pretty old, after all.

**nikhil** · 03-01-2004

you may want to install jdk1.4...its the latest.

Thread Tools

Display

ldconfig through ssh

Posting Permissions