Try removing the existing kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-78.0.13  with
yum remove kernel-module-openafs.
(you will have to tempoararily stop AFS).
Then install it again afterwards.
(If yum remove doesn't work you could try a rpm -e 
kernel-module-openafs---)

Steve Timm


On Sun, 12 Jul 2009, Winnie Lacesso wrote:

> Dear SL gurus,
>
> Our SL4 AFS clients are unable to update to latest kernel, the error is
>
> Transaction Check Error:   package
> kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-78.0.13.EL-1.4.7-68.2.SL4 (which is newer than
> kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-78.0.13.EL-1.4.7-68.SL4) is already installed
>  package kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-78.0.13.ELsmp-1.4.7-68.2.SL4 (which is
>  newer than kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-78.0.13.ELsmp-1.4.7-68.SL4) is
>  already installed
>
> Can someone advise on the fix?
> I've tried yum clean all; yum update - same error (wasn't likely to work,
> but -)
>
> Also tried change /etc/yum.repos.d/sl-errata.repo & sl.repo to point from our
> SL4.4 & 4.5 mirror to using SL's own repos (in case the problem is our
> mirror server), yum clean all, yum update - same error
>
> On one SL4.4 afs client (where it isn't critical that AFS works), openafs was
> removed, then yum update worked, but now can't reinstall openafs - it wants
> kernel 2.6.9-11 installed! Why??
>
> root@bsesrv3> yum install openafs-client
> Loading "kernel-module" plugin
> Setting up Install Process
> Setting up repositories
> Reading repository metadata in from local files
> Parsing package install arguments
> Resolving Dependencies
> --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
> ---> Package openafs-client.x86_64 0:1.4.7-68.2.SL4 set to be updated
> --> Running transaction check
> --> Processing Dependency: openafs = 1.4.7 for package: openafs-client
> --> Processing Dependency: openafs-kernel for package: openafs-client
> --> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
> --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
> ---> Package openafs.x86_64 0:1.4.7-68.2.SL4 set to be updated
> ---> Package kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-11.EL.x86_64 0:1.4.7-68.2.SL4 set to be updated
> --> Running transaction check
> --> Processing Dependency: kernel-x86_64 = 2.6.9-11.EL for package: kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-11.EL
> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> Beginning Kernel Module Plugin
> ---> Package kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-78.0.17.ELsmp.x86_64 0:1.4.7-68.2.SL4 set to be installed
> ---> Package kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-78.0.22.ELsmp.x86_64 0:1.4.7-68.2.SL4 set to be installed
> ---> Package kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-89.0.3.ELsmp.x86_64 0:1.4.7-68.2.SL4 set to be installed
> ---> Package kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-78.0.13.ELsmp.x86_64 0:1.4.7-68.SL4 set to be installed
> ---> Package kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-78.0.22.EL.x86_64 0:1.4.7-68.2.SL4 set to be installed
> ---> Package kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-89.0.3.EL.x86_64 0:1.4.7-68.2.SL4 set to be installed
> ---> Package kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-78.0.13.EL.x86_64 0:1.4.7-68.SL4 set to be installed
> ---> Package kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-78.0.17.EL.x86_64 0:1.4.7-68.2.SL4 set to be installed
> Finished Kernel Module Plugin
> Error: Missing Dependency: kernel-x86_64 = 2.6.9-11.EL is needed by package kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-11.EL
>
> root@bsesrv3> rpm -qa | grep 2.6.9-11
> /*  nothing */
> root@bsesrv3> rpm -qa | grep ^kernel | sort
> kernel-2.6.9-78.0.13.EL.x86_64
> kernel-2.6.9-78.0.17.EL.x86_64
> kernel-2.6.9-78.0.22.EL.x86_64
> kernel-2.6.9-89.0.3.EL.x86_64
> kernel-smp-2.6.9-78.0.13.EL.x86_64
> kernel-smp-2.6.9-78.0.17.EL.x86_64
> kernel-smp-2.6.9-78.0.22.EL.x86_64
> kernel-smp-2.6.9-89.0.3.EL.x86_64
> kernel-smp-devel-2.6.9-78.0.13.EL.x86_64
> kernel-smp-devel-2.6.9-78.0.17.EL.x86_64
> kernel-smp-devel-2.6.9-78.0.22.EL.x86_64
> kernel-smp-devel-2.6.9-89.0.3.EL.x86_64
> kernel-utils-2.4-14.1.117.2.1.x86_64
>
> Can anyone advise on a fix.
> Please + thank you very much!
>

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