Hello,

It looks like you had 'fastbugs' enabled at some point.

Error: Protected multilib versions: file-libs-5.04-11.el6.i686 !=
file-libs-5.04-13.el6.x86_64

You will find a matching version of file-libs in the sl-fastbugs 
repo.[1] If you enable the fastbugs repo you should be able to install 
the newer version of file/file-libs.

Pat


[1]http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6.2/x86_64/updates/fastbugs/repoview/file-libs.html

On 09/07/2012 04:30 PM, Paul Robert Marino wrote:
> hello every one
> I'm running into an issue trying to install openstack-nova and i
> tracked it to a specific rpm dependency issue.
>
> It looks like when installing file.x86_64 yum says it requires
> file-libs.i686 but cant install it because  file-libs.x86_64 is
> installed so this looks like a compile mistake.
>
> the Scientific Linux version is "Scientific Linux release 6.2 (Carbon)"
>
> here is the output from yum
> "
> ]# yum install file.x86_64
> Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security
> Setting up Install Process
> Resolving Dependencies
> -->  Running transaction check
> --->  Package file.x86_64 0:5.04-11.el6 will be installed
> -->  Processing Dependency: file-libs = 5.04-11.el6 for package:
> file-5.04-11.el6.x86_64
> -->  Running transaction check
> --->  Package file-libs.i686 0:5.04-11.el6 will be installed
> -->  Processing Dependency: libz.so.1 for package: file-libs-5.04-11.el6.i686
> -->  Processing Dependency: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.8) for package:
> file-libs-5.04-11.el6.i686
> -->  Processing Dependency: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.7) for package:
> file-libs-5.04-11.el6.i686
> -->  Processing Dependency: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3.4) for package:
> file-libs-5.04-11.el6.i686
> -->  Processing Dependency: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.4) for package:
> file-libs-5.04-11.el6.i686
> -->  Processing Dependency: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.2) for package:
> file-libs-5.04-11.el6.i686
> -->  Processing Dependency: libc.so.6 for package: file-libs-5.04-11.el6.i686
> -->  Processing Dependency: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1) for package:
> file-libs-5.04-11.el6.i686
> -->  Processing Dependency: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3) for package:
> file-libs-5.04-11.el6.i686
> -->  Processing Dependency: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.0) for package:
> file-libs-5.04-11.el6.i686
> -->  Processing Dependency: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1.3) for package:
> file-libs-5.04-11.el6.i686
> -->  Running transaction check
> --->  Package glibc.i686 0:2.12-1.80.el6_3.5 will be installed
> -->  Processing Dependency: libfreebl3.so for package:
> glibc-2.12-1.80.el6_3.5.i686
> -->  Processing Dependency: libfreebl3.so(NSSRAWHASH_3.12.3) for
> package: glibc-2.12-1.80.el6_3.5.i686
> --->  Package zlib.i686 0:1.2.3-27.el6 will be installed
> -->  Running transaction check
> --->  Package nss-softokn-freebl.i686 0:3.12.9-11.el6 will be installed
> -->  Finished Dependency Resolution
> Error: Protected multilib versions: file-libs-5.04-11.el6.i686 !=
> file-libs-5.04-13.el6.x86_64
>   You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
>   You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest
> "


-- 
Pat Riehecky
Scientific Linux Developer