well, i got that problem fixed (used a boot disk and made a new link). didn't try ldconfig because i had already booted into some other OS. i could use some clarification on your last suggestion - should i update the links from a boot disk? is there no way to change an existing link from one file to another? -daniel On Fri, 5 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I did that once, and all commands stoped working. Except ldconfig, > which fixed the problem. :-). YMMV, of course. If ldconfig doesn't > work you may have to use a rescue floppy and remake the link. It should > be no problem to make it to the new libc.so.4.46 from rescue. > > In general, it is easier to run an update to your primary libc as an > install (from an independent /) not just an update. Safer too. > > Lawson > >< Microsoft free environment > > This mail client runs on Wine. Your mileage may vary. > > > On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, Daniel MacLaren wrote: > > > one of my 'friends' was trying to upgrade the linux C library and being > > kind of new to linux removed the link libc.so.5 when 'ln -s > > libc.so.5.4.46 > > libc.so.5' failed. apparently this is a bad thing. can it be fixed or > is > > my only option to reinstall? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html > or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] >
