Error unpacking rpm package filename-1.2.3.rpm "error: unpacking of archive failed: cpio: lstat failed - Not a directory"

Issue

• The following error is received when issuing an rpm -Uvh filename-1-2-3.rpm:

[root@server]# rpm -Uvh filename-1-2-3.rpm 
Preparing...                          ################################# [100%]
Updating / installing...
   1:filename-1-2-3              ################################# [100%]
error: unpacking of archive failed: cpio: lstat failed - Not a directory
error: filename-1-2-3: install failed