topic Re: shlib_path in Operating System - HP-UX

shlib_path

joe_91 — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:25:46 GMT

i have granted sudo access to my SAP guys and they say setting the env like this (export SHLIB_PATH=/install/dir/path/) and they it does not work. how do i set this env for them? or is there any other way to get this working?

Thanks

Joe

Re: shlib_path

Steven E. Protter — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:33:31 GMT

Shalom,

They don't need sudo access to set environment variables if they have commandline/script access.

They should be able to modify their .profile files. Two things they need to make that work. Permission to edit their .profile files and read access to whatever directories they want in their SHLIB_PATH

SEP

Re: shlib_path

siva0123 — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:38:47 GMT

Joe,

Jst ask them to edit their .profile file in their home directory.

$vi .profile
and add this line,
export SHLIB_PATH=/install/dir/path/
somwhere in the file.

But for this change to take effect i think they have to log out and login again after changing .profile.

Thanks,
siva

Re: shlib_path

Peter Nikitka — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 08:12:15 GMT

Hi,

for system wide setting of SHLIB_PATH and friends, I use the same method as HP-UX handles PATH and MANPATH:

- create a file /etc/SHLIB_PATH with the desired content
- process its content in /etc/profile or /etc/profile.local or ... the same way as MANPATH .

mfG Peter

Re: shlib_path

Dennis Handly — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 00:38:58 GMT

>they say setting the env like this (export SHLIB_PATH=/install/dir/path/) and they it does not work.

There have been several security fixes to dld that would prevent honoring of SHLIB_PATH for setuid programs. Could that be your issue?

See PHSS_34858 and /etc/dld.sl.conf.

>Sivagnanaselvan: But for this change to take effect i think they have to log out and login again after changing .profile.

They can either resource it (. .profile) or export SHLIB_PATH.

Re: shlib_path

Yogeeraj_1 — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 02:22:05 GMT

hi Joe,

As mentioned above, you need to either set the environment variable in the .profile of the user or do an explicit export SHLIB_PATH...

If you are using scripts, it will be better to include that export line in the script itself.

in any case, if you do echo $SHLIB_PATH , the current setting for that environment variable will be displayed.

hope this helps!
kind regards
yogeeraj