> If I install these rpms manually - they install fine. If I stick them in > my yum repository, run yum-arch, then try updating a machine, I get the > following ... > > [root@rh73uni root]# yum update > Error: Cannot find baseurl or name for server 'base'. Skipping > Gathering package information from servers > Getting headers from: Red Hat Linux 7.3 updates > Finding updated packages > Downloading needed headers > Resolving dependencies > Dependencies resolved > I will do the following: > [update: openssl.i686] > [update: openssl-devel.i386] > Is this ok [y/N]: y > Calculating available disk space - this could take a bit > error: unpacking of archive failed on file > /lib/libcrypto.so.0.9.6b;40bf2502: cpio: MD5 sum mismatch > openssl-devel 49 % doerror: unpacking of archive failed on file > /usr/lib/libcrypto.a;40bf2502: cpio: MD5 sum mismatch > openssl-devel 71 % doneUpdated: openssl.i686 openssl-devel.i386 > Transaction(s) Complete > hmm - that seems bad, somehow. :) two things. could you run rpm -K -v those.rpm please? you've not messed with any other settings on the previously installed openssl packages, have you? run rpm -V openssl on the newly installed ones, would you? -sv > Any ideas why the yum has trouble unpacking the archives when rpm > handles with no errors? > > thanks > > pantz