The problem is that the file itself is missing as well, so no way for me to recreate the link. Actually, libz.1.so.1.2.3 doesn't exist either.
I could try copying the file from another CentOS server, but wanted to hear everyone's opinion on that…
I'd say try that and as soon as you get yum/rpm working do a "yum reinstall zlib" to get the files properly in place again.
Thank you! I've copied the file using USB drive and now the server is up and running. I also did yum reinstall zlib.
Now when I do yum update, it says: No Packages marked for Update
If that's the case, how come /etc/redhat-release still shows CentOS release 5.5 (Final) ?
Asya