[TechNote] Failure attempting to load GSK library SSL0166E when using SSL with IBM HTTP Server

Failure attempting to load GSK library SSL0166E when using SSL with IBM HTTP Server

Problem(Abstract)

You are unable to use SSL with the IBM HTTP Server after a new installation. Your website cannot be used for SSL communications although the installation log (log.txt) for the IBM HTTP Server shows that IBM HTTP Server and GSKit was installed successfully.

Symptom

After you start the server, the following error is received in the IBM HTTP Server error.log file:

[notice] (20019)DSO load failed: SSL0166E: Failure attempting to load GSK library (libgsk7ssl.so) Configuration Failed

Cause

Not all of the Linux packages had been installed according to the product prerequisites. Missing library packages will cause GSKit not to load properly.

Environment

All Linux operating systems are affected.

Resolving the problem

The following WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Information Center page has details on the library packages that are required for each Linux distribution: Preparing Linux systems for installation