[Openswan Users] Openswan and RHEL 3 error xfrm_user module

[Graham Leggett]

Nicole Hähnel wrote:

> openswan-utils-2.1.2-1.1.el3.dag.i386.rpm
> /kernel-module-openswan-2.4.21-15.0.2.EL-2.1.2-1.1.el3.dag.i686.rpm
> 
> But when starting ipsec, I get the following error:
> 
> service ipsec start
> ipsec_setup: Starting Openswan IPsec U2.1.2/K2.4.21-15.0.2.EL...
> ipsec_setup: modprobe: Can't locate module xfrm_user
> First I tried with kernel 2.4.21-15 an openswan 2.1.1 from Dag Wieers 
> and it work's fine.
> 
> Now, after updating kernel and openswan packages I get the error.
> 
> Is there any possibility to solve this problem?
> I searched in kernel libs 2.4.21-15 for xfrm_user module, but I can't 
> find it.
> Why do I get this error only with kernel 2.4.21-15.0.2?

I am getting the exact same problem.

Unfortunately, as freeswan makes no distinction between informational, 
warning and error messages, there is no evidence to suggest whether the 
complaints about not finding modules are an error worthy of an 
administrator's attention, or informational messages that can safely be 
ignored :(

Regards,
Graham
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