ImportError: libcudnn.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Tensorflow

Question

I cannot get it to work! Been trying for almost two days now. Installed Cuda8 and CuDnn 6 - didn't work. added the solution written in ImportError: libcudnn when running a TensorFlow program here. The error I'm getting -

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/home/shenath/tensorflow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/pywrap_tensorflow.py", line 41, in <module>
    from tensorflow.python.pywrap_tensorflow_internal import *
  File "/home/shenath/tensorflow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/pywrap_tensorflow_internal.py", line 28, in <module>
    _pywrap_tensorflow_internal = swig_import_helper()
  File "/home/shenath/tensorflow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/pywrap_tensorflow_internal.py", line 24, in swig_import_helper
    _mod = imp.load_module('_pywrap_tensorflow_internal', fp, pathname, description)
  File "/home/shenath/tensorflow/lib/python3.5/imp.py", line 242, in load_module
    return load_dynamic(name, filename, file)
  File "/home/shenath/tensorflow/lib/python3.5/imp.py", line 342, in load_dynamic
    return _load(spec)
ImportError: libcudnn.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/home/shenath/tensorflow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/__init__.py", line 24, in <module>
    from tensorflow.python import *
  File "/home/shenath/tensorflow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/__init__.py", line 49, in <module>
    from tensorflow.python import pywrap_tensorflow
  File "/home/shenath/tensorflow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/pywrap_tensorflow.py", line 52, in <module>
    raise ImportError(msg)
ImportError: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/shenath/tensorflow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/pywrap_tensorflow.py", line 41, in <module>
    from tensorflow.python.pywrap_tensorflow_internal import *
  File "/home/shenath/tensorflow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/pywrap_tensorflow_internal.py", line 28, in <module>
    _pywrap_tensorflow_internal = swig_import_helper()
  File "/home/shenath/tensorflow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/pywrap_tensorflow_internal.py", line 24, in swig_import_helper
    _mod = imp.load_module('_pywrap_tensorflow_internal', fp, pathname, description)
  File "/home/shenath/tensorflow/lib/python3.5/imp.py", line 242, in load_module
    return load_dynamic(name, filename, file)
  File "/home/shenath/tensorflow/lib/python3.5/imp.py", line 342, in load_dynamic
    return _load(spec)
ImportError: libcudnn.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory


Failed to load the native TensorFlow runtime.

I am new to this. Any help will be really appreciated. If you need anymore info I'll be happy to provide.

Answer 1

Make sure they are in the correct directory after you install cuda and cudnn. Run the following command after installing cudnn 6. Tensorflow only checks the required file on you cuda directory. So we copy or link the required files from cudnn to that directory.

mkdir /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/include/ && \
  ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/include/cudnn.h /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/include/cudnn.h && \
  ln -s /usr/include/cudnn.h /usr/local/cuda/include/cudnn.h && \
  ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcudnn.so /usr/local/cuda/lib64/libcudnn.so && 
  ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcudnn.so.6 /usr/local/cuda/lib64/libcudnn.so.6

So, if you are still having that error make sure follow the steps here.