[Openswan Users] Openswan isntallation

[Ondrej Valousek]

yum install openswan worked for me.
But your kernel is very obsoleted - I guess you would have to update 
kernel first....

Ondrej

Zaeem Sherazi wrote:
> Dear Onderj,
>
> First of all thank you so much for replying my email. From where I can 
> pick pre-compiled package for my RHEL Box. Openswan can work fine on 
> RHEL? I would be really thankful if you can assist me to resolve below 
> mentioned issue.
>
> Regards,
> Zaeem
>
>
>
>
>
> > Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 13:50:14 +0100
> > From: webserv at s3group.cz
> > To: zaeemabbas at hotmail.com
> > CC: users at openswan.org
> > Subject: Re: [Openswan Users] Openswan isntallation
> >
> > Not quite sure why are you trying to install it on RHEL? The
> > pre-compiled package is there already. Also note that RH kernels are
> > using NETKEY, not KLIPS....
> > Ondrej
> > Zaeem Sherazi wrote:
> > > Dear All,
> > >
> > > I am trying to install openswan-2.6.23 on Linux machine RHEL (*Linux
> > > master 2.6.18-8.el5 #1 SMP Fri Jan 26 14:15:21 EST 2007 i686 i686 
> i386
> > > GNU/Linux*). When I follow *Userland-only Install *then I come up 
> with
> > > error
> > >
> > > "install -b --suffix=.old pluto whack /usr/local/libexec/ipsec
> > > #install --mode=u+rxs,g+rx,o+rx --group=root -b --suffix=.old
> > > whackinit /usr/local/libexec/ipsec
> > > if true ; then install -b --suffix=.old _pluto_adns
> > > /usr/local/libexec/ipsec ; fi
> > > ( cd /usr/src/openswan-2.6.23/programs/pluto ; xmlto man 
> pluto.8.xml ;
> > > mv ipsec_pluto.8 pluto.8; xmlto man ipsec.secrets.5.xml)
> > > /bin/sh: xmlto: command not found
> > > mv: cannot stat `ipsec_pluto.8': No such file or directory
> > > /bin/sh: xmlto: command not found
> > > make[3]: *** [doinstall] Error 127
> > > make[3]: Leaving directory
> > > `/usr/src/openswan-2.6.23/OBJ.linux.i386/programs/pluto'
> > > make[2]: *** [install] Error 1
> > > make[2]: Leaving directory
> > > `/usr/src/openswan-2.6.23/OBJ.linux.i386/programs'
> > > make[1]: *** [install] Error 1
> > > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/openswan-2.6.23/OBJ.linux.i386'
> > > make: *** [install] Error 2
> > > "
> > >
> > > And when I follow *KLIPS install *then I come up with the error below.
> > >
> > > "
> > > echo "# End: " >> /usr/src/openswan-2.6.23/modobj26/Makefile
> > > ln -s -f /usr/src/openswan-2.6.23/linux/net/ipsec/match*.S
> > > /usr/src/openswan-2.6.23/modobj26
> > > make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/openswan-2.6.23'
> > > make -C /usr/src/kernels/linux-2.6.18/
> > > BUILDDIR=/usr/src/openswan-2.6.23/modobj26
> > > SUBDIRS=/usr/src/openswan-2.6.23/modobj26
> > > 
> MODULE_DEF_INCLUDE=/usr/src/openswan-2.6.23/packaging/linus/config-all.h
> > > MODULE_DEFCONFIG=/usr/src/openswan-2.6.23/linux/net/ipsec/defconfig
> > > MODULE_EXTRA_INCLUDE= ARCH=i386 modules
> > > make: Entering an unknown directory
> > > make: *** /usr/src/kernels/linux-2.6.18/: No such file or directory.
> > > Stop.
> > > make: Leaving an unknown directory
> > > make[1]: *** [module26] Error 2
> > > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/openswan-2.6.23'
> > > make: *** [module] Error 2
> > > "
> > > Please anybody let me know solution of my above issue.
> > >
> > > *Regards,*
> > >
> > > *Zaeem Sherazi *
> > >
> > >
> > >
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