Pamela.py can't run on BMC python env

[Tom Joseph]

Hello Xiuzhi,

pamela.py depends on the libpam library and find_library is failing. A 
workaround is up for review.

https://gerrit.openbmc-project.xyz/#/c/openbmc/meta-phosphor/+/13092/

Regards,
Tom


On Thursday 15 November 2018 11:56 AM, xiuzhi wrote:
> Hi All,
>    I want to use PAM python module pamela.py  in the 
> /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages .
>  The error is as follows :
> 1)root at haiguang1:/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages# python -m pamela -a 
> `whoami`
> Could not import runpy module
>
> 2)root at haiguang1:/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages# python ./pamela.py
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "./pamela.py", line 143, in <module>
>     PAM_START = LIBPAM.pam_start
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/ctypes/__init__.py", line 379, in __getattr__
>     func = self.__getitem__(name)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/ctypes/__init__.py", line 384, in __getitem__
>     func = self._FuncPtr((name_or_ordinal, self))
> AttributeError: python: undefined symbol: pam_start
>
> I run the pamela.py on ubuntu16.04 ,it work very well.
> Who can give me some suggestions?
>
> Best,
> Xiuzhi