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IMO an operating system in 2026 that still has a command which, when run without any arguments ("ldconfig"), silently bricks your entire system without warning.
by ranger_danger 3mo ago
IMO an operating system in 2026 that still has a command which, when run without any arguments ("ldconfig"), silently bricks your entire system without warning... is probably due for some changes.
The same command on other OSes does not cause such damage.
- shrubble 3mo agohttps://man.netbsd.org/ldconfig.8 https://man.netbsd.org/ldconfig.8 states that it checks the contents of /etc/ld.so.conf - what is the default configuration of that file when it is installed? Is it empty?
- ranger_danger 3mo agoNon-existent for me on a default install