FC5 yum update to kernel 1808 fails

[Dave Jones]

On Tue, Jan 03, 2006 at 07:44:07AM -0700, Doug Henderson wrote:
 > Updating from kernel 1807 to 1808 fail. yum output follows (edited for 
 > wrap):
 > 
 > [root at lambda ~]# yum update kernel
 > Loading "installonlyn" plugin
 > Setting up Update Process
 > Setting up repositories
 > Reading repository metadata in from local files
 > Resolving Dependencies
 > --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
 > ---> Package kernel.i686 0:2.6.14-1.1808_FC5 set to be installed
 > --> Running transaction check
 > 
 > Dependencies Resolved
 > 
 > =========================================================================
 >  Package             Arch    Version          Repository        Size
 > =========================================================================
 > Installing:
 >  kernel              i686    2.6.14-1.1808_FC5  development        13 M
 > 
 > Transaction Summary
 > =========================================================================
 > Install      1 Package(s)
 > Update       0 Package(s)
 > Remove       0 Package(s)
 > Total download size: 13 M
 > Is this ok [y/N]: y
 > Downloading Packages:
 > (1/1): kernel-2.6.14-1.18 100% |=========================|  13 MB 00:44
 > Running Transaction Test
 > Finished Transaction Test
 > Transaction Test Succeeded
 > Running Transaction
 > error: %pre(kernel-2.6.14-1.1808_FC5.i686) scriptlet failed, exit status 255
 > error: install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping kernel-2.6.14-1.1808_FC5
 > 
 > Installed: kernel.i686 0:2.6.14-1.1808_FC5
 
that's an old (well, pre-xmas) problem that should be fixed now.
iirc, this was selinux breakage.  make sure you've updated policy, then
do a 'fixfiles relabel'.  If you're running old bits of userspace, it's
advisable to update those too, for reasons just like this.

		Dave