Help with libsradb.so.3 error

[specialplace]

Hello everyone,

I was trying to use sra toolkit to convert SRA files to fastq files.
There is a tool installed on the server at:
/export/sra_sdk-2.1.0/

So i tried to run the following command:
/export/sra_sdk-2.1.0/bin64/sra-dump

Then error occurred:
/export/sra_sdk-2.1.0/bin64/sra-dump: error while loading shared libraries: libsradb.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I don't have administrator's privilege, can anyone help me to solve this little problem? Thanks you in advance!

[Richard Finney]

Find out where libsradb.so.3 is. You'll need the directory name.

For example use the "find" command by typing this ...

find /export/sra_sdk-2.1.0/ -name 'libsradb*' -print

If you think it might be somehwere in the /export/sra_sdk-2.1.0/ directory tree.

Note where it is. For instance you might find it at
/export/sra_sdk-2.1.0/bin/linux/pub/gcc/x86_64/lib/
full name is
/export/sra_sdk-2.1.0/bin/linux/pub/gcc/x86_64/lib/libsradb.so.3
Then ...
use LD_LIBRARY_PATH to tell your shell where to look for libraries ... like this ..

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/export/sra_sdk-2.1.0/bin/linux/pub/gcc/x86_64/lib/

This *adds* to your existing library path. Add the directory only, not the full path to the file.

(if this does not work use "setenv", search it for details).

check out LD_LIBRARY_PATH via search engine.

[specialplace]

Dear Richard,

Thanks for your detailed instruction!
It did work well using your method.

I appreciate your generous help!