Hi AIX Experts,

We find the following issue after removing rpm package openssl-0.9.7d-2.ppc during the python 3.7 installation in our pre-prod server, which has been completed successfully:

An old service called proftp stops working and through this error message "Dependent module /usr/lib/libssl.a(libssl.so.0.9.7) could not be loaded". Further troubleshooting reveals that previously it actually uses the '/opt/freeware lib/libssl.a file which has libssl.so.0.9.7 ' file: we get the following in our prod server:

/opt/freeware/lib: ar -t -v libssl.a

rwxr-xr-x     0/0     380478 Nov 11 18:48 2004 libssl.so.0.9.7

rwxr-xr-x     0/0     368379 Nov 11 18:49 2004 libssl.so.0

 /usr/lib: ar -t -v libssl.a
rwxr-xr-x     0/0     728648 Feb 16 11:57 2023 libssl.so
rwxr-xr-x     0/0     510766 Feb 16 11:57 2023 libssl.so.0.9.8
rwxr-xr-x     0/0     728648 Feb 16 11:57 2023 libssl.so.1.0.0
rwxr-xr-x     0/0     728648 Feb 16 11:57 2023 libssl.so.1.0.2

Thanks

Mi

Hi AIX Experts,

We find the following issue after removing rpm package openssl-0.9.7d-2.ppc during the python 3.7 installation in our pre-prod server, which has been completed successfully:

An old service called proftp stops working and throws this error message "Dependent module /usr/lib/libssl.a(libssl.so.0.9.7) could not be loaded". Further troubleshooting reveals that previously it actually use '/opt/freeware lib/libssl.a' file which has libssl.so.0.9.7 file: we get the following in our prod server:

/opt/freeware/lib: ar -t -v libssl.a

rwxr-xr-x     0/0     380478 Nov 11 18:48 2004 libssl.so.0.9.7

rwxr-xr-x     0/0     368379 Nov 11 18:49 2004 libssl.so.0

I am wondering if there is a way we can train proftp to use the AIX native openssl as following, or to use the openssl provided by python 3.7?

 /usr/lib: ar -t -v libssl.a
rwxr-xr-x     0/0     728648 Feb 16 11:57 2023 libssl.so
rwxr-xr-x     0/0     510766 Feb 16 11:57 2023 libssl.so.0.9.8
rwxr-xr-x     0/0     728648 Feb 16 11:57 2023 libssl.so.1.0.0
rwxr-xr-x     0/0     728648 Feb 16 11:57 2023 libssl.so.1.0.2

Thanks

Mi

That thing is old enough to drive or join the army...

Have you tired the latest proftpd (from 2020) ?

https://public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/RPMS/ppc/proftpd/

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José Pina Coelho
IT Specialist at Kyndryl
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