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Netprobe - Library version mismatch libnsl.so.1 needed but libnsl.so.2 exists

Description Copied

The functions in this libnsl.so.1 library provide routines that provide a transport-level interface to networking services for applications, facilities for machine-independent data representation, a remote procedure call mechanism, and other networking services useful for application programs.

libnsl.so.1 is not installed in Red Hat Linux release 8.0 by default.

Error Encountered Copied

Error while loading shared libraries: libnsl.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Solution Copied

By installing libnsl package, you can resolve this error.

To install libnsl package on the system to get the required library: # yum install libnsl

Note: The default path for libnsl.so.1 library is /lib64/libnsl.so.1. Once the package is installed on the system it will also create a symlink to /usr/lib64/libnsl.so.1.

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