Re: snort 2.1.1 on Solaris 8 is WORKING now.

[Alain Defrance <Alain.Defrance () univ-evry fr>]

yes, for me too...

thanks to all !


> Dirk,
>
> Thank your for your valuable tip below, it works!
> then, I use export commend:
>
> #export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib
> #snort - V
>
> snort 2.1.1 is working now on Solaris 8.
>
> Thanks again.
> Snorty.
>
>
>
> --- Dirk Geschke <Dirk () geschke-online de> wrote:
> > Hi Snorty,
> >
> > > Since last time I failed - same of everything, I
> > > havent tried, and havent seen any message about
> > why
> > > we can't do it.
> > >
> > > Please, anyone, if you know why we can not upgrade
> > to
> > > 2.1.1 from 2.0.6 snort on Solaris 8, do let us
> > know,
> > > even some intelligent guessing would help.
> >
> > the error messges explains it at all:
> >
> > > > #/snort/snort-2.1.1# snort -V
> > > > ld.so.1: snort: fatal: libpcre.so.0: open
> > failed: No
> > > > such file or directory
> > > > Killed
> > > > Can you share some idea where might have gone
> > wrong
> > > > please?
> > > > I have libpcre.so.0 under /usr/local/lib, and
> > > > /usr/local/bin, could it be a version issue?
> >
> > The dynmic linker does not find the needed library.
> > On Solaris the /usr/local/lib path is not searched
> > for dynamic libraries by default.
> >
> > Use either the linker flag -R:/usr/local/lib
> > or set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH to /usr/local/lib and
> > restart snort again. You can set this variable also
> > on the command line:
> >
> > LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib snort -V
> >
> > or you can use LD_PRELOAD to preload the needed
> > library.
> >
> > Best regards
> >
> > Dirk
> >
> >
> >
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Alain Defrance
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Service Informatique
Université d'Evry Val d'Essonne

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