Category Archives: NetBSD

Q: Why do I get ‘Undefined symbol “_openpam_debug” referenced from COPY relocation in su’ in NetBSD?

A: This appears most commonly seen after an upgrade from NetBSD 2.2 to 3.0. This is caused by additional copies of libpam being installed, most likely in /usr/pkg/lib via pkgsrc. You can first check this by simply $ ls /usr/pkg/lib/libpam* … Continue reading

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Q: How do I update the locate database (updatedb) in *BSD?

A: In the BSDs this command is /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb .

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Q: Why do I get “ERROR: failed to get private key” when trying to establish an IPSec tunnel with racoon (ipsec-tools)?

A: If you are using x509 certificates to authenticate your end-points, it is likely that your private keys are encrypted (assume the private key is named maguro.key) # less maguro.key —–BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY—– Proc-Type: 4,ENCRYPTED DEK-Info: DES-EDE3-CBC,94BC2753E921722E BjPpMYZouxEUBSdEtuRrnbcdGaTlmfuIh8RNxuijBU6ZawY1I5hosULrFKzrLzZt FJ9kg9Zo60o7U0FGzI1LTw4UalQnnkgH/quRZ4pJeM20Hjc5m4mj+YDtXAgNXYrw … Continue reading

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