The network service fails on starting with SElinux errors on libresolv.so.2

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

After upgrading from RHEL-5.4 to RHEL-5.5 the network can not be started when SElinux is configured to run in Enforcing mode. The error during boot mentions:

arping: error while loading shared libraries: libresolv.so.2: can not open shared object file: No such file or directory

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5
  • SElinux in Enforcing mode

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase, tools, and much more.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In

New to Red Hat?

Learn more about Red Hat subscriptions

Using a Red Hat product through a public cloud?

How to access this content