Upgrade of kernel - mkinitrd fails with: Failed to install /lib/libsoftokn3.so

Issue

• The upgrade of the kernel fails during the post script in mkinitrd:

    Installing : kernel-2.6.32-754.41.2.el6.x86_64                            1/1
  E: Failed to install /lib/libsoftokn3.so
  mkinitrd failed
  warning: %posttrans(kernel-2.6.32-754.41.2.el6.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 1
  Non-fatal POSTTRANS scriptlet failure in rpm package kernel-2.6.32-754.41.2.el6.x86_64
  

• A manual run of dracut also fails:

  dracut -f -v /boot/initramfs-2.6.32-754.41.2.el6.x86_64.img 2.6.32-754.41.2.el6.x86_64
  I: Executing /sbin/dracut -f -v /boot/initramfs-2.6.32-754.41.2.el6.x86_64.img 2.6.32-754.41.2.el6.x86_64
  I: Installing /bin/dash
  I: Installing /usr/share/dracut/modules.d/01fips/fips-boot.sh
  I: Installing /usr/share/dracut/modules.d/01fips/fips-noboot.sh
  I: Installing /usr/share/dracut/modules.d/01fips/fips.sh
  I: Installing /usr/bin/sha512hmac
  I: Installing /sbin/rmmo
  I: Installing /sbin/insmod
  I: Installing /bin/mount
  I: Installing /bin/uname
  I: Installing /bin/umount
  E: Failed to install /lib/libsoftokn3.so