[pocket-linux] Still waiting...

[David Horton]

daniel-linux wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Did not work!
> 
> So i think the problem, is the way
> that RH build the library,
> particularly glibc.
> 
> a) What is the difference between
> libc.so.6 from RH and Slackware ?
> 
> b) Does someone got PL with Mandrake
> or Debian ?
> 
> 

Maybe the problem is not with libc.  It might be libpam.  As far as I 
know Slackware does not use PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules), but 
Redhat does.  Here is the output from 'ldd /bin/login' on Redhat 9:

$ ldd login
         libcrypt.so.1 => /lib/libcrypt.so.1 (0x40022000)
         libpam.so.0 => /lib/libpam.so.0 (0x4004f000)
         libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x40057000)
         libpam_misc.so.0 => /lib/libpam_misc.so.0 (0x4005c000)
         libc.so.6 => /lib/tls/libc.so.6 (0x42000000)
         /lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x40000000)

Whereas on when doing 'ldd /bin/login' on Slackware looks like this:

$ ldd login
         libcrypt.so.1 => /lib/libcrypt.so.1 (0x40022000)
         libc.so.6 => /lib/tls/libc.so.6 (0x42000000)
         /lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x40000000)

with no mention of libpam or libpam_misc.

Try copying the PAM libs into your staging area and rebuilding the diskette.

Dave

P.S. Here is an article on PAM for a little background info: 
http://www.linux-mag.com/1999-12/bestdefense_02.html