update problems

[Margaret Doll]

rhn-profile-sync
Updating package profile...
Updating hardware profile...
[root at system ~]# yum clean all
Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security
Cleaning up Everything
[root at system ~]# yum update
Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security
rhel-x86_64-server-5                               | 1.3 kB     00:00
primary.xml.gz                                     | 2.4 MB     00:02
rhel-x86_64-server-5                                           7156/7156
Skipping security plugin, no data
Setting up Update Process
No Packages marked for Update

https://rhn.redhat.com/rhn/systems/SystemList.do?setupdated=true&lower=1

still shows the system with a warning about the glibc packages and nscd


On Aug 7, 2009, at 12:11 PM, Caetano, Greg wrote:

> Margaret:
>
> As a first option I would run the CLI command on the system to send  
> an updated profile of software installed to RHN
>
> # rhn-profile-sync
>
> If that doesn't not clear up the issue, clear out the yum cache then  
> re-run the "yum update" process
>
> # yum clean all
> # yum update
>
> Greg Caetano
> Red Hat Certified Engineer
> RHCE#805007310328754
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com 
> ] On Behalf Of Margaret Doll
> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 9:21 AM
> To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
> Subject: update problems
>
> Yum and the RedHat systems page disagree on the upgrades needed for
> three of our systems.  Also what is the best way to clear multiple
> installations of the same package on a system.
>
> I have eight RedHat systems.   At least four use "yum update" to
> update software.
>
> On the four systems using "yum update", I have completed all the
> updates available using this command.
> However the RedHat web page that shows systems that need updates,
> three of the systems still need an update of
>
>
>         glibc-2.5-34.el5_3.1    glibc-2.5-34 Bug Fix Advisory  
> RHBA-2009:1202-1
>
>        glibc-common-2.5-34.el5_3.1     glibc-common-2.5-34 Bug Fix  
> Advisory
> RHBA-2009:1202-1
>        glibc-devel-2.5-34.el5_3.1      glibc-devel-2.5-34 Bug Fix  
> Advisory
> RHBA-2009:1202-1
>
>        glibc-headers-2.5-34.el5_3.1    glibc-headers-2.5-34 Bug Fix  
> Advisory
> RHBA-2009:1202-1
>        nscd-2.5-34.el5_3.1     nscd-2.5-34  Bug Fix Advisory  
> RHBA-2009:1202-1
>
> If I run  "yum install glibc-2.5-34.el5_3.1",  I get
> Setting up Install Process
> Parsing package install arguments
> No package glibc-2.5-34.el5_3.1 available.
>
> Running "yum update glibc"
> Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security
> Skipping security plugin, no data
> Setting up Update Process
> No Packages marked for Update
>
>
> The systems are running 2.6.18-128.1.14.el5,
>                                                2.6.18-128.1.1.el5xen
>                                                2.6.18-128.1.6.el5xen
>
>
> All three systems show glibc-2.5-34 and glibc-devel-2.5-34 installed
> twice.
>
> rpm -aq | grep glibc
> glibc-2.5-34
> glibc-devel-2.5-34
> compat-glibc-2.3.4-2.26
> glibc-devel-2.5-34
> compat-glibc-headers-2.3.4-2.26
> glibc-common-2.5-34
> glibc-headers-2.5-34
> compat-glibc-2.3.4-2.26
> glibc-2.5-34
>
>
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