Old updates stuck?

Greetings!

I have had several of my systems logged in to RHN for years.
 Over
time, I have noticed that a number of packages have never
installed and
so are waiting.

Like since 2003, waiting.

My system update screen looks like this:

[Bug Fix Advisory]  	RHBA-2003:341  	New initscripts
packages
available 	 12/19/03
[Bug Fix Advisory] 	RHBA-2003:248 	Updated IBM Java 2
packages fix
various issues 	1/6/04
[Bug Fix Advisory] 	RHBA-2004:081 	Updated initscripts
packages fix
bug in bonding support 	4/21/04
[Bug Fix Advisory] 	RHBA-2004:011 	Updated IBMJava2 packages
update
expired cacerts file. 	4/21/04
[Bug Fix Advisory] 	RHBA-2004:329 	Updated initscripts
package
	8/18/04
[Bug Fix Advisory] 	RHBA-2004:619 	Updated initscripts
package
	12/13/04

The reason the "New initscripts" package won't
install is there is a
newer version already installed.  I thought RHN was supposed
to figure
this out and delete the obsolete packages.

The only way I have figured out to get rid of the clutter is
to delete
the system from RHN and re-register it again.

Anyone else seen this?

Anyone know of an easier fix?  Mine works but it's a bit
like killing a
fly with a sledgehammer.

Thanx!

-Michael


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Hi Michael,

Michael Weber wrote:
> I have had several of my systems logged in to RHN for
years.  Over
> time, I have noticed that a number of packages have
never installed and
> so are waiting.
> 
> Like since 2003, waiting.

By 'waiting' do you mean they're pending (e.g., in the
system details > 
events > pending screen) or just listed as being
applicable updates to
the system (e.g., system details > software > errata)
?

[snip]

> The reason the "New initscripts" package
won't install is there is a
> newer version already installed.  I thought RHN was
supposed to figure
> this out and delete the obsolete packages.

[snip]

> Anyone know of an easier fix?  Mine works but it's a
bit like killing a
> fly with a sledgehammer.

Have you tried updating the package profile for the systems
in question? 
You can do this by running 'up2date -p'.

~m

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