ERROR: "set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable" during IDM Installation

  • 7000685
  • 16-Jun-2008
  • 27-Apr-2012

Environment

Products:
Novell eDirectory 8.8 for Linux
Novell Identity Manager 3.5.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10

Situation

Symptoms:
ERROR: "set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable" during IDM Installation
Unable to install IDM on Linux

Resolution

  1. set LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable by typing the following
    . /opt/novell/eDirectory/bin/ndspath
    OR
    cd /opt/novell/eDirectory/bin/
    ./ndspath
  2. Within this same terminal change to IDM 3.5.1 installation folder and execute install.bin
    example NOVELL:/media/IDM3_5_1# ./install.bin

Additional Information

Notes:
"set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable" message may be received if the above steps are followed on one terminal and install.bin is executed on an other terminal or a File browser or after restarting the server