Bug 488229

Description of problem:
Impossible to update filesystem to 2.4.0-2 when using automount on /home

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
2.4.0-2

How reproducible:
use automounter for /home
install latest filesystem

Steps to Reproduce:
1. yum install filesystem 
2. 
3.
  
Actual results:
root# yum install filesystem
Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package filesystem.i386 0:2.4.0-2 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

===============================================================================
 Package           Arch        Version         Repository                 Size
===============================================================================
Updating:
 filesystem        i386        2.4.0-2         rhel-i386-server-5        116 k

Transaction Summary
===============================================================================
Install      0 Package(s)
Update       1 Package(s)
Remove       0 Package(s)

Total download size: 116 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
filesystem-2.4.0-2.i386.rpm                             | 116 kB     00:00
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
  Updating       : filesystem                                        [1/2]
Error unpacking rpm package filesystem-2.4.0-2.i386
error: unpacking of archive failed on file /home: cpio: chown

Updated: filesystem.i386 0:2.4.0-2
Complete!


Expected results:
installed package

Additional info:
As we are here in a bank, root logins are not permitted, only operation via sudo should be done. So login in via ssh as root and stop autofs, install package and start autofs is not an option.