Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:22:22 +1000 From: Alex R <alex@mailinglist.ahhyes.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Userland PPP fails to load via rc.conf (7.2/amd64) Message-ID: <4A8556FE.7030505@mailinglist.ahhyes.net> In-Reply-To: <20090814121915.GB9851@ei.bzerk.org> References: <4A851E30.2010008@mailinglist.ahhyes.net> <20090814111508.GA9600@ei.bzerk.org> <4A854F5C.3010003@mailinglist.ahhyes.net> <20090814120416.GA9851@ei.bzerk.org> <4A8553D0.8080801@mailinglist.ahhyes.net> <20090814121915.GB9851@ei.bzerk.org>
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Thank you Ruben :-) :-) I wouldn't have thought in a million years that could be the issue, but what you have said makes perfect sense. Looks like its back to /bin/sh for root. Cheers, Alex. Ruben de Groot wrote: > On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 10:08:48PM +1000, Alex R typed: > >> Actually I did change the root shell to bash. U think that might cause it? >> > > Definately. before ldconfig is run, only the system libraries in /lib and /usr/lib > are known. Doing a "su -m root" at that time, as /etc/rc.d/ppp is doing, will > result in the error message you got, as bash wants to load libintl.so.8, which > lives in /usr/local/lib. > > Ruben > > >> Ruben de Groot wrote: >> >>> On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 09:49:48PM +1000, Alex R typed: >>> >>> >>>> Hi Ruben, >>>> >>>> Output is as follows: >>>> >>>> /usr/bin/su: >>>> libutil.so.7 => /lib/libutil.so.7 (0x800635000) >>>> libpam.so.4 => /usr/lib/libpam.so.4 (0x800744000) >>>> libbsm.so.2 => /usr/lib/libbsm.so.2 (0x80084c000) >>>> libc.so.7 => /lib/libc.so.7 (0x800962000) >>>> >>>> >>> That's normal. Shall I take a guess? >>> >>> You changed root's shell to bash! >>> bash uses libintl, and will be invoked by the "su -m $ppp_user" in >>> /etc/rc.d/ppp >>> >>> Yet another good reason not to change root's default shell :D >>> >>> cheers, >>> Ruben >>> >>> >>> >>>> Ruben de Groot wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 06:20:00PM +1000, Alex R typed: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Guys, >>>>>> >>>>>> I ran into the same problem as this person did (see the link below): >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/freebsd-net@freebsd.org/msg24337.html >>>>>> >>>>>> ppp starts fine if invoked from shell prompt, however the problem above >>>>>> occurs for me when I attempt to start it automatically at boot via >>>>>> /etc/rc.conf >>>>>> >>>>>> Funnily enough, the solution presented in that article seems to fix the >>>>>> issue.. But why? This problem is very easy to reproduce, how could it >>>>>> have been overlooked? I just happened to find the article in the link >>>>>> above, out of desperation, it's not good that I had to Google for a >>>>>> solution. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> What's the output of the command >>>>> >>>>> ldd `which su` >>>>> >>>>> ? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Is the solution given "safe"? Should I open a PR? >>>>>> >>>>>> Alex >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>>>>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>>>>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >>>>>> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >>>> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > >
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