Bug 678352 - /lib/libcrypto needs /usr/lib/libz
Summary: /lib/libcrypto needs /usr/lib/libz
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: zlib
Version: 5.6
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Assignee: Ivana Varekova
QA Contact: qe-baseos-daemons
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Blocks: 470945 704151
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Reported: 2011-02-17 16:47 UTC by Miroslav Lichvar
Modified: 2013-04-12 20:49 UTC (History)
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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Previous versions of the zlib package installed shared libraries to the /usr/lib directory (on 64-bit systems, also in /usr/lib64). Consequent to this, when the /usr directory was on a separate partition, certain applications may have been unable to start before this partition was mounted. This update changes the installation target for these libraries to /lib (and /lib64 on 64-bit systems) to ensure that these libraries are available before /usr is mounted. For compatibility reasons, the /usr/lib directory (on 64-bit systems, also /usr/lib64) now contains symbolic links to these libraries.
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: 704151 (view as bug list)
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Last Closed: 2011-05-11 07:24:20 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2011:0503 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE zlib bug fix update 2011-05-11 07:24:16 UTC

Description Miroslav Lichvar 2011-02-17 16:47:15 UTC 
Description of problem:
Applications using libcrypto can't start before /usr is mounted, because libz is located in /usr/lib. In RHEL6, the library was moved to /lib, it would be nice to have that in RHEL5 too. To avoid problems with programs looking in /usr/lib for a symlink pointing to /lib might be necessary there.

This is blocking bug #470945.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
zlib-1.2.3-3
Comment 3 Jaromir Hradilek 2011-04-18 12:43:15 UTC 
    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    New Contents:
Previous versions of the zlib package installed shared libraries to the /usr/lib directory (on 64-bit systems, also in /usr/lib64). Consequent to this, when the /usr directory was on a separate partition, certain applications may have been unable to start before this partition was mounted. This update changes the installation target for these libraries to /lib (and /lib64 on 64-bit systems) to ensure that these libraries are available before /usr is mounted. For compatibility reasons, the /usr/lib directory (on 64-bit systems, also /usr/lib64) now contains symbolic links to these libraries.
Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2011-05-11 07:24:20 UTC 
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-0503.html
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