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  • 1.  Not able to update dnf on server with AIX7.3

    Posted Fri August 22, 2025 03:11 PM

    Team, could you please provide your insight to fix the issue we are having with dnf update ?When we try to run update dnf command, getting error as below. Server is having OS AIX7.3.

    hostname: root] /> dnf update
    exec(): 0509-036 Cannot load program /opt/freeware/bin/python3.9 because of the following errors:
            0509-130 Symbol resolution failed for /opt/freeware/lib/libiconv.a[libiconv.so.2] because:
            0509-136   Symbol _GLOBAL__AIXI_shr_o (number 2) is not exported from
                       dependent module /software/syncsort/lib/libgcc_s.a[shr.o].
            0509-136   Symbol _GLOBAL__AIXD_shr_o (number 3) is not exported from
                       dependent module /software/syncsort/lib/libgcc_s.a[shr.o].
            0509-192 Examine .loader section symbols with the
                     'dump -Tv' command.

    Thank you.



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  • 2.  RE: Not able to update dnf on server with AIX7.3

    Posted Thu August 28, 2025 07:49 AM

    Hi

    We have old discussion for this symptom. https://community.ibm.com/community/user/discussion/not-able-to-update-latest-python-package-in-aix#bm02afbbc0-59dd-4f25-9be7-01912bf2aff3
    Have a look.

    Thanks

    Ranjit



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