Why are multiple commands failing with error message "/sbin/ldconfig Permission denied" ?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Unable to run yum update due to ldconfig permission error.
  • Unable to rebuild initramfs with dracut due to the following ldconfig error:
/sbin/dracut: line 299: /sbin/ldconfig: Permission denied

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase of over 48,000 articles and solutions.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In

New to Red Hat?

Learn more about Red Hat subscriptions

Close

Welcome! Check out the Getting Started with Red Hat page for quick tours and guides for common tasks.