Description of problem: Updating glibc using "yum update" or "yum downgrade" results in a "POSTIN scriptlet failure". Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): glibc-2.14-2.i686 and glibc-2.14-3.i686 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. yum update glibc OR 1. yum downgrade glibc (On my system I also update/downgrade glibc-common, glibc-devel, glibc-headers) Actual results: The following messages - Updating : glibc-2.14-3.i686 1/8 Non-fatal POSTIN scriptlet failure in rpm package glibc-2.14-3.i686 /usr/sbin/glibc_post_upgrade: While trying to execute /sbin/service child exited with exit code 1 warning: %post(glibc-2.14-3.i686) scriptlet failed, exit status 1 Expected results: Something like Updating : glibc-2.14-3.i686 1/8 Restarting sshd (via systemctl): [ OK ] Additional info:
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 698198 ***