When switching to root the RSA Authentication Agent 8.1.3 for PAM is not prompting for a passcode
Originally Published: 2023-03-27
Article Number
Applies To
RSA Product/Service Type: Authentication Agent for PAM
Issue
PAM unable to dlopen(/usr/lib64/security/pam_securid.so): /usr/lib64/security/pam_securid.so: cannot open shared object file:operation not permitted
PAM adding faulty module: /usr/lib64/security/pam_securid.so
PAM adding faulty module: /usr/lib64/security/pam_securid.so
Cause
Resolution
systemctl stop fapolicyd.service
Workaround
If fapolicyd is a requirement, you must add the RSA libraries to fapolicyd’s trust database on RHEL by running the following commands:
fapolicyd --file add /usr/lib64/security/pam_securid.so --trust-file pam-securid
fapolicyd --file add /var/ace/lib/64bit/libpamrest.so --trust-file pam-securid
fapolicyd --file add /var/ace/lib/64bit/liblog4cxx.so.10 --trust-file pam-securid
fapolicyd-cli --update
systemctl restart fapolicyd
fapolicyd --file add /var/ace/lib/64bit/libpamrest.so --trust-file pam-securid
fapolicyd --file add /var/ace/lib/64bit/liblog4cxx.so.10 --trust-file pam-securid
fapolicyd-cli --update
systemctl restart fapolicyd
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