Protected multilib versions error

fubar77 · 04-21-2015, 03:54 PM

Hi,

I am trying to install the NetIQ agent on my servers at work. When I run the "check_requirments.sh" script I am told I need pam.i686.

I am on a Centos 64 bit platform. When I do a yum install of the pam.i686 I get the following error:

"protected multilib versions: pam-1.1.1-20.el6.i686 != pam-1.1.10.el6._2.1.x86_64

This is happening on nearly every server in my environment. I am guessing it has something to do with having both versions on the machine and neither is compatible. Does anyone have any idea how to fix this. I am at a stand still. I already attempted using --exclude with both package names and neither were accepted. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

unSpawn · 04-25-2015, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fubar77

I am on a Centos 64 bit platform (..) I am guessing (..)

Don't guess: ensure.
If you are running x86_64 then you only install those packages.
So don't 'yum install packagename.i686' but 'yum install packagename'.

Quote:

Originally Posted by fubar77

This is happening on nearly every server in my environment.

Then somebody fscked up good. Better check:

Code:

_TMPFILE=`mktemp -p /dev/shm rpmqa.XXXXXXXXXX` && {
 rpm -qa --qf="%{name} %{arch}\n" > "${_MTMPFILE}"; for _ARCH in x86_64 i686 noarch; do echo "${_ARCH}: $(grep -c '.${_ARCH}' "${_MTMPFILE}")"
 done | sort -nk2; } ; rm -f "${_TMPFILE}"

Quote:

Originally Posted by fubar77

I already attempted using --exclude with both package names and neither were accepted.

You are trying to --force things while you should try to understand what happened and fix things the right way.