Package install returns "error: unpacking of archive failed on file /etc/services: cpio: rename".

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • yum install setup.noarch package results in:
error: unpacking of archive failed on file /etc/services: cpio: rename

Installing : fipscheck-lib 2/5  
Updating : fipscheck 3/5  
Cleanup : fipscheck 4/5  

Installed:  
fipscheck-lib.i386 0:1.2.0-1.el5  

Dependency Updated:  
fipscheck.i386 0:1.2.0-1.el5  

Replaced:  
fipscheck.i386 0:1.0.3-1.el5  

Failed:  
setup.noarch 0:2.5.58-7.el5

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4

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