Created attachment 852816 [details] Extract from yum.log for January 2014 Description of problem: Can't update packages with yum Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Problem to update four packages plus kernel: Failed: initscripts.x86_64 0:9.50-1.fc20 initscripts.x86_64 0:9.51-1.fc20 nfs-utils.x86_64 1:1.2.8-6.0.fc20 nfs-utils.x86_64 1:1.2.9-2.1.fc20 selinux-policy-targeted.noarch 0:3.12.1-116.fc20 selinux-policy-targeted.noarch 0:3.12.1-117.fc20 tcpdump.x86_64 14:4.5.0-1.20131108gitb07944a.fc20 tcpdump.x86_64 14:4.5.1-1.fc20 ... Security: kernel-3.12.8-300.fc20.x86_64 is an installed security update Security: kernel-3.12.7-300.fc20.x86_64 is the currently running version How reproducible: At every 'yum update' since Jan 17. Started at update of nfs-utils. On Jan 19 the same problem affected initscripts, selinux-policy-targeted and tcpdump. Today (Jan 20) a similar problem affects kernel update. Steps to Reproduce: 1. yum update -y 2. 3. Actual results: The new version are installed, the old version remains installed and the old version are still in use, at least for the kernel. Expected results:The new version are installed and the old version are removed. Additional info: Appending an extract from yum.log for January 2014. Some updates are OK, here are the results from 'yum check-update' and 'yum update', after 'yum update' and reboot. $ yum check-update Loaded plugins: langpacks, refresh-packagekit initscripts.x86_64 9.51-1.fc20 updates nfs-utils.x86_64 1:1.2.9-2.1.fc20 updates selinux-policy-targeted.noarch 3.12.1-117.fc20 updates tcpdump.x86_64 14:4.5.1-1.fc20 updates Security: kernel-3.12.8-300.fc20.x86_64 is an installed security update Security: kernel-3.12.7-300.fc20.x86_64 is the currently running version # yum update Loaded plugins: langpacks, refresh-packagekit Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package initscripts.x86_64 0:9.50-1.fc20 will be updated ---> Package initscripts.x86_64 0:9.51-1.fc20 will be an update ---> Package nfs-utils.x86_64 1:1.2.8-6.0.fc20 will be updated ---> Package nfs-utils.x86_64 1:1.2.9-2.1.fc20 will be an update ---> Package selinux-policy-targeted.noarch 0:3.12.1-116.fc20 will be updated ---> Package selinux-policy-targeted.noarch 0:3.12.1-117.fc20 will be an update ---> Package tcpdump.x86_64 14:4.5.0-1.20131108gitb07944a.fc20 will be updated ---> Package tcpdump.x86_64 14:4.5.1-1.fc20 will be an update --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved ============================================================================================================================================ Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================================================================================ Updating: initscripts x86_64 9.51-1.fc20 updates 414 k nfs-utils x86_64 1:1.2.9-2.1.fc20 updates 356 k selinux-policy-targeted noarch 3.12.1-117.fc20 updates 3.6 M tcpdump x86_64 14:4.5.1-1.fc20 updates 387 k Transaction Summary ============================================================================================================================================ Upgrade 4 Packages Total download size: 4.7 M Is this ok [y/d/N]: y Downloading packages: Delta RPMs reduced 414 k of updates to 194 k (53% saved) (1/4): initscripts-9.50-1.fc20_9.51-1.fc20.x86_64.drpm | 194 kB 00:00:01 (2/4): tcpdump-4.5.1-1.fc20.x86_64.rpm | 387 kB 00:00:01 (3/4): nfs-utils-1.2.9-2.1.fc20.x86_64.rpm | 356 kB 00:00:02 (4/4): selinux-policy-targeted-3.12.1-117.fc20.noarch.rpm | 3.6 MB 00:00:08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 518 kB/s | 4.5 MB 00:00:08 Running transaction check Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded Running transaction error: %pre(tcpdump-14:4.5.1-1.fc20.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 127 Error in PREIN scriptlet in rpm package 14:tcpdump-4.5.1-1.fc20.x86_64 error: tcpdump-14:4.5.1-1.fc20.x86_64: install failed error: %pre(initscripts-9.51-1.fc20.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 127 Error in PREIN scriptlet in rpm package initscripts-9.51-1.fc20.x86_64 error: initscripts-9.51-1.fc20.x86_64: install failed error: %pre(selinux-policy-targeted-3.12.1-117.fc20.noarch) scriptlet failed, exit status 127 Error in PREIN scriptlet in rpm package selinux-policy-targeted-3.12.1-117.fc20.noarch error: selinux-policy-targeted-3.12.1-117.fc20.noarch: install failed error: %pre(nfs-utils-1:1.2.9-2.1.fc20.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 127 Error in PREIN scriptlet in rpm package 1:nfs-utils-1.2.9-2.1.fc20.x86_64 Verifying : 1:nfs-utils-1.2.9-2.1.fc20.x86_64 1/8 Verifying : selinux-policy-targeted-3.12.1-117.fc20.noarch 2/8 selinux-policy-targeted-3.12.1-116.fc20.noarch was supposed to be removed but is not! Verifying : selinux-policy-targeted-3.12.1-116.fc20.noarch 3/8 initscripts-9.50-1.fc20.x86_64 was supposed to be removed but is not! Verifying : initscripts-9.50-1.fc20.x86_64 4/8 Verifying : initscripts-9.51-1.fc20.x86_64 5/8 1:nfs-utils-1.2.8-6.0.fc20.x86_64 was supposed to be removed but is not! Verifying : 1:nfs-utils-1.2.8-6.0.fc20.x86_64 6/8 14:tcpdump-4.5.0-1.20131108gitb07944a.fc20.x86_64 was supposed to be removed but is not! Verifying : 14:tcpdump-4.5.0-1.20131108gitb07944a.fc20.x86_64 7/8 Verifying : 14:tcpdump-4.5.1-1.fc20.x86_64 8/8 Failed: initscripts.x86_64 0:9.50-1.fc20 initscripts.x86_64 0:9.51-1.fc20 nfs-utils.x86_64 1:1.2.8-6.0.fc20 nfs-utils.x86_64 1:1.2.9-2.1.fc20 selinux-policy-targeted.noarch 0:3.12.1-116.fc20 selinux-policy-targeted.noarch 0:3.12.1-117.fc20 tcpdump.x86_64 14:4.5.0-1.20131108gitb07944a.fc20 tcpdump.x86_64 14:4.5.1-1.fc20 Complete!
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F20_bugs#RPM_scriptlets_fail_during_updates *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 1054350 ***