Yum fails with dependency error because multiple versions of the same package are installed on the system.

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • yum update fails because of file conflict issue for different versions of same package.
Transaction Check Error: 

 file /etc/security/console.perms.d/50-default.perms from install of
pam-0.99.6.2-6.el5 conflicts with file from package
pam-0.99.6.2-3.27.el5 
  file /usr/share/man/man5/limits.conf.5.gz
from install of pam-0.99.6.2-6.el5 conflicts with file from package
pam-0.99.6.2-3.27.el5 
  file
/usr/share/man/man5/namespace.conf.5.gz from install of
pam-0.99.6.2-6.el5 conflicts with file from package
pam-0.99.6.2-3.27.el5
  • ERROR with rpm_check_debug vs depsolve:
dbus is needed by dbus-libs-1.1.2-14.el5.i386
dbus is needed by (installed) dbus-libs-1.1.2-14.el5.x86_64
dbus is needed by (installed) NetworkManager-glib-0.7.0-10.el5.x86_64
dbus is needed by (installed) NetworkManager-0.7.0-10.el5.x86_64
dbus is needed by (installed) dbus-libs-1.1.2-14.el5.x86_64
dbus is needed by (installed) NetworkManager-glib-0.7.0-10.el5.x86_64
dbus is needed by (installed) NetworkManager-0.7.0-10.el5.x86_64

Please report this error to bugzilla

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

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