Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 09:14:54 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: "S.Paul" <smp@crl.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-questions-digest@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ppp won't start Message-ID: <199804250814.JAA29647@awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 24 Apr 1998 21:43:18 PDT." <Pine.SUN.3.91.980424212647.29609B-100000@crl.crl.com>
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> I just upgraded from 2.1.6R to 2.2.6R from the CD's. > > When I enter ppp, I get the following error message: > > ld.so Failed : Can't find shared library "libdes.so.3.0" > > I have not been able to find this in the faq or handbook. > > any ideas. >From ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.6-RELEASE/ERRATA.TXT o The ppp program fails to work, citing a missing shared library called "libdes.so.3.0". Fix: There are three possible fixes: 1. The easiest fix is to simply install the des distribution with /stand/sysinstall, remembering to pick a site that will allow you to export it if you're outside the United States and Canada (ftp.freebsd.org and ftp.internat.freebsd.org both fall into this category). 2. Purely as a work-around, and what you may need to do if ppp also constitutes your only way of getting to the net, is to simply do the following (as root): cp /usr/lib/libcrypt.so.2.0 /usr/lib/libdes.so.3.0 ldconfig -m /usr/lib 3. Another fix, and one which doesn't involve having to fetch the DES bits, is to install the ppp sources in /usr/src/usr.sbin/ppp and rebuild them. The sources are "smart" enough to know that the DES library isn't on the system and won't create a binary which depends on it. NOTE: If you choose the 2nd or 3rd fixes, you also will not be able to use MSCHAP (Microsoft Win*) style authentication. -- Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>, <brian@FreeBSD.org>, <brian@OpenBSD.org> <http://www.Awfulhak.org>; Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour.... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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