Error Updating Openssh-Clients

There appears to be a problem with Centos 5.2 when trying to upgrade openssh-clients to version 4.3p2-26.el5.

root@server [/usr/src]# yum update openssh-clients

Loading “protectbase” plugin
Loading “fastestmirror” plugin
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: mirror.sanctuaryhost.com
* updates: mirror.sanctuaryhost.com
* addons: mirrors.rit.edu
* extras: updates.interworx.info
Excluding Packages in global exclude list
Finished
0 packages excluded due to repository protections
Setting up Update Process
Resolving Dependencies
–> Running transaction check
—> Package openssh-clients.i386 0:4.3p2-26.el5 set to be updated
–> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

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Package Arch Version Repository Size
=============================================================================
Updating:
openssh-clients i386 4.3p2-26.el5 base 446 k

Transaction Summary
=============================================================================
Install 0 Package(s)
Update 1 Package(s)
Remove 0 Package(s)

Total download size: 446 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Updating : openssh-clients ######################### [1/2]
Error unpacking rpm package openssh-clients – 4.3p2-26.el5.i386
error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/bin/ssh: cpio: rename

Updated: openssh-clients.i386 0:4.3p2-26.el5
Complete!

UPDATE: I finally figured out why Openssh was not updating.

If you lsattr /usr/bin/ssh it will probably show that the file has been modified using chattr -i -a to prevent modification.

Written by admin on July 2nd, 2008 with comments disabled.
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