yum update fails with ... was supposed to be installed but is not and ... was supposed to be removed but is not

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Issue

  • I get the message:

    <package> was supposed to be installed but is not!
    <package> was supposed to be removed but is not!
    
  • I expect the packages to be installed / updated as specified

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (all versions)
  • McAfee Antivirus and HIPS process (hipmon)

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