https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/what-does-this-mean/m-p/3159570#M8985 I mean if it installed in /usr/bin, there you are in trouble. Elsewhere no pain.<BR />If it did install there, try to launch sendmail, which uses openssl and checks for it on startup. If it doesn't complain, you are thru.<BR />If it does, try to reinstall openssl rpms, then rebuild your tarballs elsewhere, say /usr/local/bin<BR />Good luck<BR />J Thu, 08 Jan 2004 10:26:58 GMT Jerome Henry 2004-01-08T10:26:58Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/what-does-this-mean/m-p/3159564#M8979 I am trying to get the latest openssl tarball. Did this config work or error out? I thought it was supposed to go through a long list of things.... Not sure what it's saying. The options of -td are saying what version it is guessing you have and d is something about debugging information. Thanks!<BR /><BR />[root@mcsd5 openssl-0.9.7c]# ./config -td --prefix=/usr/local/ssl<BR />Operating system: i686-whatever-linux2<BR />Configuring for linux-elf<BR />/usr/bin/perl ./Configure linux-elf --prefix=/usr/local/ssl<BR /> Thu, 08 Jan 2004 10:03:01 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/what-does-this-mean/m-p/3159564#M8979 Kyle D. Harris 2004-01-08T10:03:01Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/what-does-this-mean/m-p/3159565#M8980 Normally the "print version" switch of a program/script will exit after the printing.<BR /><BR />Try without -t and print us what its like...<BR /> Thu, 08 Jan 2004 10:09:49 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/what-does-this-mean/m-p/3159565#M8980 Olivier Drouin 2004-01-08T10:09:49Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/what-does-this-mean/m-p/3159566#M8981 It says it configures using elf in /usr/local/ssl...<BR />Is it your question ?<BR />Beware I remember you use Redhat, better use up2date than a compilation (except if you want more crypto algos) :<BR /><A href="http://www.openssl.org/support/faq.html#BUILD8" target="_blank">http://www.openssl.org/support/faq.html#BUILD8</A><BR /><BR />hth<BR /><BR />J Thu, 08 Jan 2004 10:12:36 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/what-does-this-mean/m-p/3159566#M8981 Jerome Henry 2004-01-08T10:12:36Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/what-does-this-mean/m-p/3159567#M8982 I just scrapped the -td and did it normal with just declaring the prefix and it was fine... I'm sure there will be more problems shortly. Thu, 08 Jan 2004 10:13:27 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/what-does-this-mean/m-p/3159567#M8982 Kyle D. Harris 2004-01-08T10:13:27Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/what-does-this-mean/m-p/3159568#M8983 Jerome-<BR /> Yes i do use RH (9.0)... Is it bad that i just did the complile of the tarball? Thu, 08 Jan 2004 10:15:04 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/what-does-this-mean/m-p/3159568#M8983 Kyle D. Harris 2004-01-08T10:15:04Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/what-does-this-mean/m-p/3159569#M8984 Gloups... check if OpenSSL installed elsewhere than in /usr/bin, and if it did try sendmail if you use it with SSL. You'll know at once.<BR />J<BR /> Thu, 08 Jan 2004 10:24:13 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/what-does-this-mean/m-p/3159569#M8984 Jerome Henry 2004-01-08T10:24:13Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/what-does-this-mean/m-p/3159570#M8985 I mean if it installed in /usr/bin, there you are in trouble. Elsewhere no pain.<BR />If it did install there, try to launch sendmail, which uses openssl and checks for it on startup. If it doesn't complain, you are thru.<BR />If it does, try to reinstall openssl rpms, then rebuild your tarballs elsewhere, say /usr/local/bin<BR />Good luck<BR />J Thu, 08 Jan 2004 10:26:58 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/what-does-this-mean/m-p/3159570#M8985 Jerome Henry 2004-01-08T10:26:58Z