[rhn-users] Can I remove jfsutils from RHEL 5

[Charles Theobald]

Thanks.  This server was originally a RHEL 3 server; I did an upgrade 
(no reformatting) to RHEL 5.  Jfsutils is giving me errors when I try to 
apply updates to the system.  Is it safe to remove?

Stephen John Smoogen wrote:
> On Dec 12, 2007 11:11 AM, Charles Theobald <charles.theobald at ncmail.net> wrote:
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>> I'm getting conflict errors when trying to update our RHEL 5 server.
>> The culprit seems to be jfsutils.  Do I need this?  Is it safe to remove?
>> Thanks
>>
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> Hmmm I would try to figure out where that package came from. jfsutils
> does not look like it comes with RHEL-5 standard and has not been
> shipped with RHEL since 3. jfsutils is meant for dealing with JFS
> filesystems. If you don't have such OS's you can safely remove it..
> but I really would try to figure out where it came from first in case
> someone else is dickering with your computer or added it because they
> needed it.
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Charles Theobald
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