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in reply to Re^4: Why must LD_LIBRARY_PATH be defined outside script for DBD::Oracle?
in thread Why must LD_LIBRARY_PATH be defined outside script for DBD::Oracle?

Are you using Solaris?
/me looks at the original question:
On Linux (currently testing RHEL6.5)...
But the (currently) last post on that thread notes that this behavior is found in both Solaris and Linux, so it likely applies anyhow.