Configuring the Default Search Paths

The default search paths used by the runtime linker (/usr/lib or /usr/lib/64) can be administered using a runtime configuration file created by the crle(1) utility. This file is often a useful aid for establishing search paths for applications that have not been built with the correct runpaths.

A configuration file constructed in the default location /var/ld/ld.config (for 32-bit applications) or /var/ld/64/ld.config (for 64-bit applications) will affect all applications of the respective type on a system. Configuration files can also be created in other locations, and the runtime linker's LD_CONFIG environment variable used to select these files. This latter method is useful for testing a configuration file before installing it in the default location.