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Description of problem:
dnf seems unable to roll back a transaction involving a group.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
dnf-4.2.17-6.el8.noarch
How reproducible:
Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. dnf groupinstall 'System Tools'
2. dnf history undo last
Actual results:
Undoing transaction 15, from Tue 03 Mar 2020 10:10:00 AM EST
Install avahi-libs-0.7-19.el8.x86_64 @rhel
<snip>
Install tigervnc-license-1.9.0-13.el8.noarch @rhel-AppStream
Install @system-tools
No package @system-tools installed.
Error: no package matched
Expected results:
Undone successfully
Additional info:
I believe this worked in yum / RHEL 7.
The failure is because dnf defaults to strict. When a package can't be found the entire transaction is aborted.
We see in the output it failed to find "@security-tools" which is not a package but a group id.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Error Output ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Undoing transaction 11, from Fri 17 Jul 2020 07:14:04 AM EDT
Install GConf2-3.2.6-22.el8.x86_64 @rhel-8-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms
Install openscap-1.3.2-6.el8.x86_64 @rhel-8-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms
Install scap-security-guide-0.1.48-7.el8.noarch @rhel-8-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms
Install openscap-scanner-1.3.2-6.el8.x86_64 @rhel-8-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms
Install xml-common-0.6.3-50.el8.noarch @rhel-8-for-x86_64-baseos-rpms
Install psmisc-23.1-4.el8.x86_64 @rhel-8-for-x86_64-baseos-rpms
Install @security-tools
No package @security-tools installed.
Error: no package matched
- - - - - - - - - Workaround - - - - - - - - -
We can workaround this for the time being by disabling strict for that transaction. The error will be displayed but it will skip the missing "package" (group-id)
# yum history undo <transaction-id> --setopt=strict=0
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.
For information on the advisory (dnf bug fix and enhancement update), and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.
If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2021:1657
Description of problem: dnf seems unable to roll back a transaction involving a group. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): dnf-4.2.17-6.el8.noarch How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. dnf groupinstall 'System Tools' 2. dnf history undo last Actual results: Undoing transaction 15, from Tue 03 Mar 2020 10:10:00 AM EST Install avahi-libs-0.7-19.el8.x86_64 @rhel <snip> Install tigervnc-license-1.9.0-13.el8.noarch @rhel-AppStream Install @system-tools No package @system-tools installed. Error: no package matched Expected results: Undone successfully Additional info: I believe this worked in yum / RHEL 7.