Error when trying to update samba4 with available packages

Question

In our production environment, I need to apply a security patch by updating with the latest samba4 packages. On a centOS 6 build.

I know there is available packages for samba4 when I do (yum info samba4)

[root@server ~]# yum info samba4
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, security
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: ftpmirror.your.org
 * epel: archive.linux.duke.edu
 * extras: ftp.osuosl.org
 * updates: bay.uchicago.edu
Available Packages
Name        : samba4
Arch        : x86_64
Version     : 4.2.10
Release     : 12.el6_9
Size        : 428 k
Repo        : updates
Summary     : Server and Client software to interoperate with Windows machines
URL         : http://www.samba.org/
License     : GPLv3+ and LGPLv3+
Description : Samba is the standard Windows interoperability suite of programs for Linux and Unix.

However, when I go and do the update, it doesn't get installed.

[root@server ~]# yum update samba4
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, security
Setting up Update Process
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: ftpmirror.your.org
 * epel: archive.linux.duke.edu
 * extras: ftp.osuosl.org
 * updates: bay.uchicago.edu
Package(s) samba4 available, but not installed.
No Packages marked for Update

I know samba is installed on this box

[root@server ~]$ rpm -qa | grep samba
samba-winbind-3.6.23-45.el6_9.x86_64
samba-common-3.6.23-45.el6_9.x86_64
samba-client-3.6.23-45.el6_9.x86_64
samba4-libs-4.2.10-11.el6_9.x86_64
samba-winbind-clients-3.6.23-45.el6_9.x86_64

Any ideas to why I can't update samba4 ?

Thanks

Answer 1

You can't yum update samba4 because samba4 isn't installed hence it being listed in available packages and the message that you are getting when you attempt to install it.

If you want samba4 the command you need is:

yum install samba4