Why reinstallation/upgrade of packages getting failed with error "unpacking of archive failed on file XXX: cpio: utime failed"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Getting below error while reinstalling or upgrading package through yum/dnf.

    Running transaction check
    Transaction check succeeded.
    Running transaction test
    Transaction test succeeded.
    Running transaction
     Preparing        :                                                                                                      1/1 
     Upgrading        : pam-1.3.1-37.el8_10.x86_64                                                                           1/2 
    Error unpacking rpm package pam-1.3.1-37.el8_10.x86_64
     Verifying        : pam-1.3.1-37.el8_10.x86_64                                                                           1/2 
     Verifying        : pam-1.3.1-36.el8_10.x86_64                                                                           2/2 
    Installed products updated.
    
    Failed:
     pam-1.3.1-36.el8_10.x86_64                                    pam-1.3.1-37.el8_10.x86_64                                   
    
    Error: Transaction failed
    
  • Getting below error while reinstalling package through rpm.

    [root@localhost ~]# rpm --reinstall sudo-1.9.5p2-1.el8_9.x86_64.rpm 
    error: unpacking of archive failed on file /etc/pam.d/sudo: cpio: utime failed - No such file or directory
    error: sudo-1.9.5p2-1.el8_9.x86_64: install failed
    error: sudo-1.9.5p2-1.el8_9.x86_64: erase skipped
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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