Sudden /libexec/ld-elf.so.1: Shared object "libintl.so.8" not found, required by errors

[gabe g]

On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 7:40 PM, Agus <agus.262 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi guys,
>
> Yesterday i suddenly start receiving this errors... first i noticed it
> cause i couldnt login and bash threw it.. then su...
>
> /libexec/ld-elf.so.1: Shared object "libintl.so.8" not found, required by
> "-su"
>
> Then i remove bash and change to tcsh and was "ok"... but then again,
> this one when using sendmail..
>
> /libexec/ld-elf.so.1: Shared object "libsasl2.so.2" not found,
> required by "send-mail"
>
>
> I didnt update anything... and it was all running fine for months...
> what can it be? the files i have are..
>
> -rwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel    92K Mar 11 15:26 libsasl2.so.2
> lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel    13B Mar 11 15:26 libsasl2.so -> libsasl2.so.2
>
> -r--r--r--  1 root  wheel    39K Aug 23  2008 libintl.so.8
> lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel    12B Aug 23  2008 libintl.so -> libintl.so.8
>
>
>
> I really dont know what is happening .... thanks to anyone who can
> clariffy this... I really dont know what /libexec/ld-elf.so.1 is
> doing?
> I figure that the binarys complaining arent findind this libs... i
> really dunno...
>
> Thanks a lot in advance...
>
> Also i mention that this is a public server where i offer free shell
> services .... i dont think a normal/unprivileged user could have done
> mess with it right?
>
> Cheers,
> Agustin
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Don't clog your system with symlinks, look at the manpage for "libmap.conf"
(man libmap.conf) or
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=libmap.conf&manpath=FreeBSD+7.1-RELEASE.

Good luck,
Gabe