Description of problem: when I attempt to update tzdata I receive errors Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. run yum update 2.yum finds update packages 3.tzdata won't install Actual results: tzdata update not installed with errors: Error unpacking rpm package tzdata - 2007i-1.fc7.noarch error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/share/zoneinfo/Etc/GMT: cpio: rename Expected results: Update to install Additional info: [root@timmieland ~]# yum update Loading "protect-packages" plugin Loading "merge-conf" plugin Loading "kernel-module" plugin Loading "priorities" plugin Loading "protectbase" plugin Loading "presto" plugin Loading "security" plugin Loading "skip-broken" plugin Loading "fedorakmod" plugin Loading "fastestmirror" plugin Loading "allowdowngrade" plugin Loading "tsflags" plugin Setting up Presto livna-development-debugin 100% |=========================| 1.9 kB 00:00 livna 100% |=========================| 2.1 kB 00:00 livna-debuginfo 100% |=========================| 1.9 kB 00:00 fedora 100% |=========================| 2.1 kB 00:00 adobe-linux-i386 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00 updates-debuginfo 100% |=========================| 1.9 kB 00:00 fedora-debuginfo 100% |=========================| 1.9 kB 00:00 updates 100% |=========================| 2.3 kB 00:00 kagesenshi 100% |=========================| 1.9 kB 00:00 Reading Presto metadata in from local files Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile primary.sqlite.bz2 100% |=========================| 38 kB 00:05 primary.sqlite.bz2 100% |=========================| 153 kB 00:11 primary.sqlite.bz2 100% |=========================| 50 kB 00:03 primary.sqlite.bz2 100% |=========================| 3.8 MB 00:29 primary.xml.gz 100% |=========================| 1.3 kB 00:00 adobe-linu: ################################################## 2/2 primary.sqlite.bz2 100% |=========================| 451 kB 00:03 primary.sqlite.bz2 100% |=========================| 849 kB 00:06 primary.sqlite.bz2 100% |=========================| 1.9 MB 00:14 primary.sqlite.bz2 100% |=========================| 20 kB 00:00 0 packages excluded due to repository priority protections 0 packages excluded due to repository protections Skipping security plugin, no data Setting up Update Process Resolving Dependencies Skipping security plugin, no data --> Running transaction check ---> Package tzdata.noarch 0:2007i-1.fc7 set to be updated --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved ============================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================= Updating: tzdata noarch 2007i-1.fc7 updates 747 k Transaction Summary ============================================================================= Install 0 Package(s) Update 1 Package(s) Remove 0 Package(s) Total download size: 747 k Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: (1/1): tzdata-2007i-1.fc7 100% |=========================| 747 kB 00:05 Running rpm_check_debug Running Transaction Test Finished Transaction Test Transaction Test Succeeded Running Transaction Updating : tzdata ######################### [1/2] Error unpacking rpm package tzdata - 2007i-1.fc7.noarch error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/share/zoneinfo/Etc/GMT: cpio: rename Updated: tzdata.noarch 0:2007i-1.fc7 Complete!
What does 'ls -l /usr/share/zoneinfo/Etc/GMT' show?
[root@timmieland ~]# ls -l /usr/share/zoneinfo/Etc/GMT ls: cannot access /usr/share/zoneinfo/Etc/GMT: No such file or directory [root@timmieland ~]# ls -l /usr/share/zoneinfo/etc/GMT ls: cannot access /usr/share/zoneinfo/etc/GMT: No such file or directory
fixed by renaming zoneinfo to zoneinfo.old and forcing a new install of tzdata