Sungsoo Kim spake the following on 4/2/2006 1:56 AM:

I wanted to update to CentOS 4.3 from CentOS 4.2. While updating packages using yum, there was serveral error messages, and I've found that some packages has not been updated.

So I tried to update again but the packages would not be updated. I attached the messages shown below.

Sungsoo Kim

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[root@phobos ~]# yum update Setting up Update Process Setting up repositories update 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00 base 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00 addons 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00 extras 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00 Reading repository metadata in from local files Resolving Dependencies --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait. ---> Package kernel.x86_64 0:2.6.9-34.EL set to be installed ---> Package initscripts.x86_64 0:7.93.24.EL-1.1.centos4 set to be updated ---> Package nscd.x86_64 0:2.3.4-2.19 set to be updated ---> Package squid.x86_64 7:2.5.STABLE6-3.4E.12 set to be updated ---> Package diskdumputils.x86_64 0:1.2.8-2 set to be updated ---> Package hal.x86_64 0:0.4.2-3.EL4 set to be updated ---> Package kernel-smp.x86_64 0:2.6.9-34.EL set to be installed --> Running transaction check

Dependencies Resolved

============================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================= Installing: kernel x86_64 2.6.9-34.EL base 11 M kernel-smp x86_64 2.6.9-34.EL base 10 M Updating: diskdumputils x86_64 1.2.8-2 base 56 k hal x86_64 0.4.2-3.EL4 base 168 k initscripts x86_64 7.93.24.EL-1.1.centos4 base 1.2 M nscd x86_64 2.3.4-2.19 base 130 k squid x86_64 7:2.5.STABLE6-3.4E.12 base 1.2 M

Transaction Summary

Install 2 Package(s) Update 5 Package(s) Remove 0 Package(s) Total download size: 24 M Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: Running Transaction Test Finished Transaction Test Transaction Test Succeeded Running Transaction error: %pre(hal-0.4.2-3.EL4.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 255 error: install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping hal-0.4.2-3.EL4 error: %pre(diskdumputils-1.2.8-2.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 255 error: install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping diskdumputils-1.2.8-2 error: %pre(squid-2.5.STABLE6-3.4E.12.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 255 error: install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping squid-2.5.STABLE6-3.4E.12 error: %pre(nscd-2.3.4-2.19.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 255 error: install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping nscd-2.3.4-2.19 error: %pre(initscripts-7.93.24.EL-1.1.centos4.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 255 error: install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping initscripts-7.93.24.EL-1.1.centos4 error: %pre(kernel-smp-2.6.9-34.EL.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 255 error: install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping kernel-smp-2.6.9-34.EL error: %pre(kernel-2.6.9-34.EL.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 255 error: install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping kernel-2.6.9-34.EL error: %preun(initscripts-7.93.20.EL-1.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 255 error: %preun(nscd-2.3.4-2.13.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 255 error: %preun(squid-2.5.STABLE6-3.4E.11.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 255 error: %preun(diskdumputils-1.1.9-4.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 255 error: %preun(hal-0.4.2-1.EL4.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 255

Installed: kernel.x86_64 0:2.6.9-34.EL kernel-smp.x86_64 0:2.6.9-34.EL Updated: diskdumputils.x86_64 0:1.2.8-2 hal.x86_64 0:0.4.2-3.EL4 initscripts.x86_64 0:7.93.24.EL-1.1.centos4 nscd.x86_64 0:2.3.4-2.19 squid.x86_64 7:2.5.STABLE6-3.4E.12 Complete!

Did you run yum under a restricted user?