Description of problem:

One of my 10 client systems has been having issues with the command "yum upgrade" with numerous depsolve errors.  I got around most of these by downgrading and then upgrading each package, but I have not been successful at this approach to fixing the issue with dbus and dbus-libs.

The number of unresolved dependencies on this one system is alarming.  Have I done something that's broken this system?

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

dbus-1.1.3-14.el5.x86_64.rpm
dbus-libs-1.1.2-12.el5.x86_64.rpm

How reproducible:

I executed the following commands:
yum clean all
yum reinstall dbus dbus-libs

I have also tried yum downgrade dbus and get depsolve errors.  I have not done yum erase dbus because it asks to remove over 200 packages and I do not feel comfortable agreeing to that unless I'm sure that will fix the problem without creating new ones.

I have also tried yum upgrade (this was how I found the issue in the first place), and yum upgrade --skip-broken, which still doesn't work around the problem.  package-cleanup --problems lists a number of items as well.  I am attaching that in additional info.

Steps to Reproduce:
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Actual results:

Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security
Setting up Reinstall Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package dbus.x86_64 0:1.1.2-12.el5 set to be updated
---> Package dbus-libs.i386 0:1.1.2-12.el5 set to be erased
---> Package dbus-libs.i386 0:1.1.2-12.el5 set to be updated
---> Package dbus-libs.x86_64 0:1.1.2-12.el5 set to be updated
---> Package dbus-libs.i386 0:1.1.2-14.el5 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: dbus = 1.1.2-14.el5 for package: dbus-libs
--> Running transaction check
---> Package dbus.x86_64 0:1.1.2-14.el5 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

================================================================================
 Package        Arch        Version             Repository                 Size
================================================================================
Removing:
 dbus-libs      i386        1.1.2-12.el5        installed                 246 k
Reinstalling:
 dbus           x86_64      1.1.2-12.el5        rhel-x86_64-client-5      233 k
 dbus-libs      i386        1.1.2-12.el5        rhel-x86_64-client-5      124 k
 dbus-libs      x86_64      1.1.2-12.el5        rhel-x86_64-client-5      123 k
 dbus-libs      i386        1.1.2-14.el5        rhel-x86_64-client-5      123 k
Updating for dependencies:
 dbus           x86_64      1.1.2-14.el5        rhel-x86_64-client-5      233 k

Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install       0 Package(s)
Upgrade       1 Package(s)
Remove        1 Package(s)
Reinstall     4 Package(s)
Downgrade     0 Package(s)

Total download size: 837 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/5): dbus-libs-1.1.2-12.el5.x86_64.rpm                 | 123 kB     00:00     
(2/5): dbus-libs-1.1.2-14.el5.i386.rpm                   | 123 kB     00:00     
(3/5): dbus-libs-1.1.2-12.el5.i386.rpm                   | 124 kB     00:00     
(4/5): dbus-1.1.2-14.el5.x86_64.rpm                      | 233 kB     00:00     
(5/5): dbus-1.1.2-12.el5.x86_64.rpm                      | 233 kB     00:00     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                            46 kB/s | 837 kB     00:18     
Running rpm_check_debug
ERROR with rpm_check_debug vs depsolve:
dbus is needed by dbus-libs-1.1.2-12.el5.x86_64
dbus is needed by (installed) dbus-libs-1.1.2-12.el5.x86_64
dbus is needed by (installed) dbus-x11-1.1.2-12.el5.x86_64
dbus is needed by (installed) dbus-devel-1.1.2-12.el5.i386
dbus is needed by (installed) dbus-devel-1.1.2-12.el5.x86_64
Complete!
(1, [u'Please report this error in https://bugzilla.redhat.com/enter_bug.cgi?product=Red%20Hat%20Enterprise%20Linux%205&component=yum'])

Expected results:


Additional info:
package-cleanup --problems

Reading local RPM database
Processing all local requires
Missing dependencies:
Package libuser-devel requires libuser = 0.54.7-2.el5.5
Package sqlite-devel requires sqlite = 3.3.6-2
Package expat-devel requires expat = 1.95.8-8.2.1
Package newt-devel requires newt = 0.52.2-12.el5
Package gcc-gfortran requires gcc = 4.1.2-44.el5
Package gcc-gfortran requires libgfortran = 4.1.2-44.el5
Package xulrunner-devel requires xulrunner = 1.9.0.5-1.el5_2
Package libuser-devel requires libuser = 0.54.7-2.el5.5
Package curl-devel requires curl = 7.15.5-2.el5
Package krb5-devel requires krb5-libs = 1.6.1-31.el5
Package curl-devel requires curl = 7.15.5-2.el5
Package dbus-libs requires dbus = 1.1.2-14.el5
Package cyrus-sasl-devel requires cyrus-sasl-lib = 2.1.22-4
Package krb5-devel requires krb5-libs = 1.6.1-31.el5
Package libsepol-devel requires libsepol = 1.15.2-1.el5
Package gcc-c++ requires gcc = 4.1.2-44.el5
Package gcc-c++ requires libstdc++ = 4.1.2-44.el5
Package cyrus-sasl-devel requires cyrus-sasl-lib = 2.1.22-4
Package pam-devel requires pam = 0.99.6.2-4.el5
Package newt-devel requires newt = 0.52.2-12.el5
Package xulrunner-devel requires xulrunner = 1.9.0.5-1.el5_2
Package libselinux-devel requires libselinux = 1.33.4-5.1.el5
Package ruby-devel requires ruby-libs = 1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
Package libstdc++-devel requires libstdc++ = 4.1.2-44.el5
Package ruby-devel requires ruby-libs = 1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
Package nss-devel requires nss = 3.12.2.0-2.el5
Package db4-devel requires db4 = 4.3.29-9.fc6
Package nspr-devel requires nspr = 4.7.3-2.el5
Package e2fsprogs-devel requires e2fsprogs-libs = 1.39-20.el5
Package libselinux-devel requires libselinux = 1.33.4-5.1.el5
Package expat-devel requires expat = 1.95.8-8.2.1
Package glib2-devel requires glib2 = 2.12.3-2.fc6
Package openssl-devel requires openssl = 0.9.8e-7.el5
Package rpm-build requires popt = 1.10.2.3-9.el5
Package rpm-build requires rpm = 4.4.2.3-9.el5
Package rpm-build requires rpm-libs = 4.4.2.3-9.el5
Package rpm-devel requires popt = 1.10.2.3-9.el5
Package rpm-devel requires rpm = 4.4.2.3-9.el5
Package rpm-devel requires rpm-libs = 4.4.2.3-9.el5
Package libgcrypt-devel requires libgcrypt = 1.2.4-1.el5
Package db4-devel requires db4 = 4.3.29-9.fc6
Package openssl-devel requires openssl = 0.9.8e-7.el5
Package rpm-devel requires popt = 1.10.2.3-9.el5
Package rpm-devel requires rpm = 4.4.2.3-9.el5
Package rpm-devel requires rpm-libs = 4.4.2.3-9.el5
Package pam-devel requires pam = 0.99.6.2-4.el5

rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest
Unsatisfied dependencies for glib2-devel-2.12.3-2.fc6.x86_64: glib2 = 2.12.3-2.fc6
Unsatisfied dependencies for nspr-devel-4.7.3-2.el5.x86_64: nspr = 4.7.3-2.el5
Unsatisfied dependencies for db4-devel-4.3.29-9.fc6.x86_64: db4 = 4.3.29-9.fc6
Unsatisfied dependencies for krb5-devel-1.6.1-31.el5.i386: krb5-libs = 1.6.1-31.el5
Unsatisfied dependencies for ruby-devel-1.8.5-5.el5_2.6.x86_64: ruby-libs = 1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
Unsatisfied dependencies for expat-devel-1.95.8-8.2.1.i386: expat = 1.95.8-8.2.1
Unsatisfied dependencies for libselinux-devel-1.33.4-5.1.el5.i386: libselinux = 1.33.4-5.1.el5
Unsatisfied dependencies for openssl-devel-0.9.8e-7.el5.x86_64: openssl = 0.9.8e-7.el5
Unsatisfied dependencies for pam-devel-0.99.6.2-4.el5.i386: pam = 0.99.6.2-4.el5
Unsatisfied dependencies for libgcrypt-devel-1.2.4-1.el5.x86_64: libgcrypt = 1.2.4-1.el5
Unsatisfied dependencies for rpm-build-4.4.2.3-9.el5.x86_64: popt = 1.10.2.3-9.el5, rpm = 4.4.2.3-9.el5, rpm-libs = 4.4.2.3-9.el5
Unsatisfied dependencies for expat-devel-1.95.8-8.2.1.x86_64: expat = 1.95.8-8.2.1
Unsatisfied dependencies for curl-devel-7.15.5-2.el5.x86_64: curl = 7.15.5-2.el5
Unsatisfied dependencies for sqlite-devel-3.3.6-2.x86_64: sqlite = 3.3.6-2
Unsatisfied dependencies for libstdc++-devel-4.1.2-44.el5.x86_64: libstdc++ = 4.1.2-44.el5
Unsatisfied dependencies for gcc-gfortran-4.1.2-44.el5.x86_64: gcc = 4.1.2-44.el5, libgfortran = 4.1.2-44.el5
Unsatisfied dependencies for xulrunner-devel-1.9.0.5-1.el5_2.i386: xulrunner = 1.9.0.5-1.el5_2
Unsatisfied dependencies for gcc-c++-4.1.2-44.el5.x86_64: gcc = 4.1.2-44.el5, libstdc++ = 4.1.2-44.el5
Unsatisfied dependencies for nss-devel-3.12.2.0-2.el5.x86_64: nss = 3.12.2.0-2.el5
Unsatisfied dependencies for newt-devel-0.52.2-12.el5.i386: newt = 0.52.2-12.el5
Unsatisfied dependencies for ruby-devel-1.8.5-5.el5_2.6.i386: ruby-libs = 1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
Unsatisfied dependencies for db4-devel-4.3.29-9.fc6.i386: db4 = 4.3.29-9.fc6
Unsatisfied dependencies for cyrus-sasl-devel-2.1.22-4.i386: cyrus-sasl-lib = 2.1.22-4
Unsatisfied dependencies for dbus-libs-1.1.2-14.el5.i386: dbus = 1.1.2-14.el5
Unsatisfied dependencies for libuser-devel-0.54.7-2.el5.5.x86_64: libuser = 0.54.7-2.el5.5
Unsatisfied dependencies for openssl-devel-0.9.8e-7.el5.i386: openssl = 0.9.8e-7.el5
Unsatisfied dependencies for e2fsprogs-devel-1.39-20.el5.x86_64: e2fsprogs-libs = 1.39-20.el5
Unsatisfied dependencies for pam-devel-0.99.6.2-4.el5.x86_64: pam = 0.99.6.2-4.el5
Unsatisfied dependencies for rpm-devel-4.4.2.3-9.el5.i386: popt = 1.10.2.3-9.el5, rpm = 4.4.2.3-9.el5, rpm-libs = 4.4.2.3-9.el5
Unsatisfied dependencies for krb5-devel-1.6.1-31.el5.x86_64: krb5-libs = 1.6.1-31.el5
Unsatisfied dependencies for cyrus-sasl-devel-2.1.22-4.x86_64: cyrus-sasl-lib = 2.1.22-4
Unsatisfied dependencies for xulrunner-devel-1.9.0.5-1.el5_2.x86_64: xulrunner = 1.9.0.5-1.el5_2
Unsatisfied dependencies for curl-devel-7.15.5-2.el5.i386: curl = 7.15.5-2.el5
Unsatisfied dependencies for libselinux-devel-1.33.4-5.1.el5.x86_64: libselinux = 1.33.4-5.1.el5
Unsatisfied dependencies for rpm-devel-4.4.2.3-9.el5.x86_64: popt = 1.10.2.3-9.el5, rpm = 4.4.2.3-9.el5, rpm-libs = 4.4.2.3-9.el5
Unsatisfied dependencies for newt-devel-0.52.2-12.el5.x86_64: newt = 0.52.2-12.el5
Unsatisfied dependencies for libsepol-devel-1.15.2-1.el5.x86_64: libsepol = 1.15.2-1.el5
Unsatisfied dependencies for libuser-devel-0.54.7-2.el5.5.i386: libuser = 0.54.7-2.el5.5