| 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384 | <sect2><title> </title><para> </para></sect2><sect2><title>Configuring Glibc</title><para>We need to create the <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename> file,because, although Glibc provides defaults when this file is missing or corrupt,the Glibc defaults don't work well with networking. Also, our timezone needsto be set up.</para><para>Create a new file <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename> by running thefollowing:</para><para><screen><userinput>cat > /etc/nsswitch.conf << "EOF"</userinput># Begin /etc/nsswitch.confpasswd: filesgroup: filesshadow: filespublickey: fileshosts: files dnsnetworks: filesprotocols: db filesservices: db filesethers: db filesrpc: db filesnetgroup: db files# End /etc/nsswitch.conf<userinput>EOF</userinput></screen></para><para>To find out what timezone you're in, run the following script:</para><para><screen><userinput>tzselect</userinput></screen></para><para>When you've answered a few questions about your location, the script willoutput the name of your timezone, something like <emphasis>EST5EDT</emphasis>or <emphasis>Canada/Eastern</emphasis>. Then create the<filename>/etc/localtime</filename> symlink by running:</para><para><screen><userinput>ln -sf ../usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Eastern /etc/localtime </userinput></screen></para><para>Of course, instead of <emphasis>Canada/Eastern</emphasis>, fill inthe name of the timezone that the <userinput>tzselect</userinput> scriptgave you.</para></sect2><sect2><title> </title><para> </para></sect2><sect2><title>Configuring Dynamic Loader</title><para>By default, the dynamic loader(<filename>/lib/ld-linux.so.2</filename>) searches through <filenameclass="directory">/lib</filename> and <filenameclass="directory">/usr/lib</filename> for dynamic libraries that are neededby programs when you run them. However, if there are libraries indirectories other than <filename class="directory">/lib</filename> and<filename class="directory">/usr/lib</filename>, you need to add them tothe <filename>/etc/ld.so.conf</filename> file for the dynamicloader to find them. Two directories that are commonly known to containadditional libraries are <filenameclass="directory">/usr/local/lib</filename> and <filenameclass="directory">/opt/lib</filename>, so we add those directories to thedynamic loader's search path.</para><para>Create a new file <filename>/etc/ld.so.conf</filename> by running thefollowing:</para><para><screen><userinput>cat > /etc/ld.so.conf << "EOF"</userinput># Begin /etc/ld.so.conf/usr/local/lib/opt/lib# End /etc/ld.so.conf<userinput>EOF</userinput></screen></para></sect2>
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