yum/rpm failing with pre or post script errors + sshd

[seth vidal]

On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 19:07 +1000, David Timms wrote:
> Rex Dieter wrote:
> > David Timms wrote:
> > 
> >> I'm having trouble on only one of two test machines.
> >>
> >> when I yum update, I see a lot of:
> >>    Updating : at-spi
> >> error: %post(at-spi...) scriptlet failed, exit status 255.
> > 
> > Bugzilla please (against at-spi).  pkg scriplet's should never fail.
> Actually every package generates these same errors. I don't think we 
> really want 500 bugzilla items. I don't really want to update at the 
> moment because it just causes more failed rpm transactions.
> 
> Any ideas for what the underlying cause might be ?
> 
> Actually, attempting to start sshd on that machine also fails:
> # service sshd start
> Starting sshd: /usr/sbin/sshd: error while loading shared libraries: 
> libwrap.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
>    [FAILED]
> 
> # sshd
> sshd re-exec requires execution with an absolute path
> 
> Think it is related ?

just for fun, put selinux in permissive mode, then retry it.

I wonder if something is unhappy in one of your protections.

-sv