[SOLVED] ld.so-1.7.?&? during logon at console?

gbowden · 02-10-2010, 10:29 AM

When I logon at the text console I see the following:

Code:

gbnet login: root
Password:
ld.so-1.7.?&?Last login: Wed Feb 10 17:25:55 +0100 2010 on /dev/tty2.
You have new mail.

17:26:11 root@gbnet:~#

Does anyone know where the ld.so-1.7.?&? is coming from?

irmin · 02-10-2010, 11:10 AM

It is the output of some login script executed on login. But ld.so-1.7* is the dynamic linker of glibc version 1.7 and the current version is 2.9. Did you install or modify anything before?

Perhaps you want to grep /etc for "ld.so-1.7" or "ld.so"?

knudfl · 02-10-2010, 12:58 PM

Are you quite sure, you have Slackware 13 ?

I just tried logging in as root. ( In CLI.)
Had to try ... never done that before on slack 13.

My first guess was : the script hasn't changed since
Slackware 2. But I don't get that text = ld.so-1.7.?&?
The text after "Password :" is :
Linux 2.6.29.6-smp.
Last login : ... ... ...

Then again, why log in as root ?
Recommended is : Log in as <user> , and use: su .

P.S. : "glibc version 1.7" is from / used in 1996 !
.....

gbowden · 02-11-2010, 03:48 AM

Ok, I found the file it's in /etc/motd here is the output:

Code:

ld.so-1.7.0^@^^^H^@^@^C^@^@^@^XÃ^@^@&Ã

niels.horn · 02-11-2010, 08:11 AM

Interesting

/etc/motd is filled with the version of your kernel by /etc/rc.d/rc.S:

Code:

# Update the current kernel level in the /etc/motd (Message Of The Day) file,
# if the first line of that file begins with the word 'Linux'.
# You are free to modify the rest of the file as you see fit.
if [ -x /bin/sed ]; then
  /bin/sed -i "{1s/^Linux.*/$(/bin/uname -sr)\./}" /etc/motd
fi

Check what your machine says when you type uname -sr on the command line.

If it returns the kernel version normally (something like 2.6.32.7 for -current), edit /etc/motd manually to read "Linux xxx" and it should be updated again at your next boot.