Why yum update failes with error "error: unpacking of archive failed on file /home: cpio: chmod failed - Device or resource busy"?
Issue
- The
yum updatecommand fails with errorerror: unpacking of archive failed on file /home: cpio: chmod failed - Device or resource busy. - Updating the
filesystempackage fails with errorerror: unpacking of archive failed on file /home: cpio: chmod failed - Device or resource busywhen/homeis mounted overNFS.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
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