Problem description
Error message: error:unpacking of archive failed on yum.
Cause
An error is returned when you use yum to install the file because the /usr/bin file has been granted the greatest permissions.
Solution
Alibaba Cloud reminds you that:
- Before you perform operations that may cause risks, such as modifying instance configurations or data, we recommend that you check the disaster recovery and fault tolerance capabilities of the instances to ensure data security.
- You can modify the configurations and data of instances including but not limited to Elastic Compute Service (ECS) and Relational Database Service (RDS) instances. Before the modification, we recommend that you create snapshots or enable RDS log backup.
- If you have authorized or submitted sensitive information such as the logon account and password in the Alibaba Cloud Management Console, we recommend that you modify such information in a timely manner.
You can run chattr-i/usr/bin to unlock the directory. The same error may occur with /usr/sbin.
Scope
- ECS
- Simple Application Server