openssl: /lib64/libcrypto.so.3: version `OPENSSL_3.4.0′ not found (required by openssl)

<strong>Root Cause Analysis</strong>

1. Incorrect LDLIBRARYPATH: The environment variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH was incorrectly set to /usr/local/openssl-3.4/lib instead of /usr/local/openssl-3.4/lib64.
2. Path Conflicts: The old OpenSSL version was still visible in the system path, causing conflicts.

Steps Taken to Resolve the Issue

1. Identified the Incorrect LDLIBRARYPATH:
   • The LD_LIBRARY_PATH was initially set as follows:

   export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/openssl-3.4/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
   

   • This was corrected to:

     export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/openssl-3.4/lib64:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
   

2. Resolved Path Conflicts:
   • The system path was checked and found to contain multiple entries for the new OpenSSL version:

    # echo $PATH
     /usr/local/openssl-3.4/bin:/root/.local/bin:/root/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/openssl-3.4/bin:/usr/local/openssl-3.4/bin
   

   • The /etc/bashrc file was edited to correctly set the path:

    vi /etc/bashrc
   

   • The path was rearranged as follows:

     PATH=/usr/local/openssl-3.4/bin:$PATH
     LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/openssl-3.4/lib64:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
     export PATH LD_LIBRARY_PATH
   

   • The changes were applied by sourcing the bashrc file:

   # source /etc/bashrc
   

3. Verified the New Path:
   • The new path was confirmed to be:

     # echo $PATH
     /root/.local/bin:/root/bin:/usr/local/openssl-3.4/bin:/usr/local/openssl-3.4/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
   

4. Tested the OpenSSL Installation:
   • The openssl version command was run to verify the installation: bash
# openssl version
OpenSSL 3.4.0 22 Oct 2024 (Library: OpenSSL 3.4.0 22 Oct 2024)