smbclient.pm problems

NailBombJoe has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I am trying to use the smbclient module from CPAN. I installed it but when I execute a script the uses the module I get this error.

Can't load '/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/i386-linux/auto/Filesys/Smb
+Client/SmbClient.so' for module Filesys::SmbClient: libsmbclient.so.0
+: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
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I checked and '/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/i386-linux/auto/Filesys/SmbClient/SmbClient.so' does exist and permissions should allow access to it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Joseph Wagner Network Manager

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Re: smbclient.pm problems by virtualsue (Vicar) on May 01, 2003 at 18:04 UTC
Is $LD_LIBRARY_PATH set? The shared library loader is actually looking for libsmbclient.so.0, so you either don't have it, or the loader needs help finding it. For example, if libsmbclient.so.0 is in /usr/local/lib, try setting $LD_LIBRARY_PATH in your environment before running your script, e.g.: `LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH export LD_LIBRARY_PATH` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re: smbclient.pm problems by Necos (Friar) on May 01, 2003 at 17:29 UTC
My suggestion to you would be to check your `@INC` paths. Try this snippet: `perl -e 'print $_,$/ for (@INC);'` [download] The output for me (on my Slackware 8.0 box with perl 5.6.1) is: `tessai@clc-tessai(~))$ perl -e 'print $_,$/ for (@INC);' /usr/lib/perl5/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl .` [download] I'm guessing that the smbclient module (which I didn't know about, but now I'm going to search for) is installing itself in the wrong place. It may be assuming a newer version of Perl, or a certain `@INC` structure. I believe you can change the install paths when you run 'perl Makefile.pl' or by editing the Makefile directly (probably way too messy). Update: Can you please post the relevant portion of the script you're running? Just the first few lines that contain the `use` statements. It may just be that you misspelled the name of the module (I've been bitten by that before). Theodore Charles III Network Administrator Los Angeles Senior High email->secon_kun@hotmail.com `perl -e "map{print++$_}split//,Mdbnr;"`	[reply] [d/l] [select]