> Thanks for the hint, but still no luck:
> [root@hostname ~]# yum clean all
> Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, priorities
> Cleaning up Everything
> Cleaning up list of fastest mirrors
> [root@hostname ~]# yum update
> Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, priorities
> Determining fastest mirrors
> * addons:
mirror.netcologne.de
> * atomic:
www4.atomicorp.com
> * base:
mirror.netcologne.de
> * centosplus:
mirror.netcologne.de
> * extras:
mirror.netcologne.de
> * rpmforge:
ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de
> * updates:
mirror.netcologne.de
> addons
>
> | 951 B 00:00
> addons/primary
>
> | 201 B 00:00
> atomic
>
> | 1.9 kB 00:00
> atomic/primary_db
>
> | 304 kB 00:00
> base
>
> | 2.1 kB 00:00
> base/primary_db
>
> | 1.6 MB 00:00
> centosplus
>
> | 951 B 00:00
> centosplus/primary
>
> | 157 kB 00:00
> centosplus
>
> 183/183
> extras
>
> | 1.1 kB 00:00
> extras/primary
>
> | 107 kB 00:00
> extras
>
> 325/325
> rpmforge
>
> | 1.1 kB 00:00
> rpmforge/primary
>
> | 3.6 MB 00:00
> rpmforge
>
> 10064/10064
> updates
>
> | 1.9 kB 00:00
> updates/primary_db
>
> | 459 kB 00:00
> utterramblings
>
> | 951 B 00:00
> utterramblings/primary
>
> | 23 kB 00:00
> utterramblings
>
> 69/69
> Excluding Packages from CentOS-5 - Base
> Finished
> Excluding Packages from CentOS-5 - Plus
> Finished
> Reducing CentOS-5 - Plus to included packages only
> Finished
> Excluding Packages from CentOS-5 - Updates
> Finished
> 556 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
> Setting up Update Process
> Resolving Dependencies
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package util-linux.i386 0:2.13-0.52.el5_4.1 set to be updated
> --> Processing Dependency: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.4) for package: util-linux
> --> Processing Dependency: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.0) for package: util-linux
> --> Processing Dependency: rtld(GNU_HASH) for package: util-linux
> --> Processing Dependency: libutil.so.1(GLIBC_2.0) for package: util-linux
> --> Processing Dependency: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.2) for package: util-linux
> --> Processing Dependency: libc.so.6 for package: util-linux
> --> Processing Dependency: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3) for package: util-linux
> --> Processing Dependency: libcrypt.so.1 for package: util-linux
> --> Processing Dependency: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3.4) for package: util-linux
> --> Processing Dependency: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1) for package: util-linux
> --> Processing Dependency: libutil.so.1 for package: util-linux
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package glibc.i686 0:2.5-42.el5_4.3 set to be updated
> --> Processing Dependency: glibc-common = 2.5-42.el5_4.3 for package: glibc
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package glibc-common.i386 0:2.5-42.el5_4.3 set to be updated
> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> Dependencies Resolved
> ===================================================================================================================================================================================
> Package Arch
> Version Repository
> Size
> ===================================================================================================================================================================================
> Updating:
> util-linux i386
> 2.13-0.52.el5_4.1 updates
> 1.8 M
> Installing for dependencies:
> glibc i686
> 2.5-42.el5_4.3 updates
> 5.2 M
> glibc-common i386
> 2.5-42.el5_4.3 updates
> 16 M
> Transaction Summary
> ===================================================================================================================================================================================
> Install 2 Package(s)
> Update 1 Package(s)
> Remove 0 Package(s)
> Total download size: 24 M
> Is this ok [y/N]: y
> Downloading Packages:
> (1/3): util-linux-2.13-0.52.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
>
> | 1.8 MB 00:00
> (2/3): glibc-2.5-42.el5_4.3.i686.rpm
>
> | 5.2 MB 00:00
> (3/3): glibc-common-2.5-42.el5_4.3.i386.rpm
>
> | 16 MB 00:02
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Total
> 8.2
> MB/s | 24 MB 00:02
> Running rpm_check_debug
> Running Transaction Test
> Finished Transaction Test
> Transaction Test Succeeded
> Running Transaction
> Installing : glibc-common
>
> 1/4
> Error unpacking rpm package glibc-common-2.5-42.el5_4.3.i386
> error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/share/i18n: cpio: mkdir
> Installing : glibc
>
> 2/4
> Error unpacking rpm package glibc-2.5-42.el5_4.3.i686
> warning: /etc/localtime created as /etc/localtime.rpmnew
> error: unpacking of archive failed on file /lib/i686: cpio: mkdir
> Updating : util-linux
>
> 3/4
> Error unpacking rpm package util-linux-2.13-0.52.el5_4.1.i386
> error: unpacking of archive failed on file
> /usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/util-linux.mo;4b5e0c03: cpio: mkdir
> Failed:
> glibc.i686 0:2.5-42.el5_4.3 glibc-common.i386
> 0:2.5-42.el5_4.3 util-linux.i386
> 0:2.13-0.52.el5_4.1
> Complete!
> I am at a loss here. What's wrong?
> Thanks for any help,
> Tobias