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@ool-45788232 ~]$ su > su: error while loading shared libraries: libpam.so.0: cannot open > shared object file: No such file or directory > [tony@ool-45788232 ~]$ locate libpam.so.0 > /lib/libpam.so.0 > /lib/libpam.so.0.81.2 > [tony@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@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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Senior Systems Engineer rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - "People tell me I look at the dark side. That's not true. I have - - the heart of a small boy......in a jar right here on my desk." - - -- Stephen King - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
