OCI: dnf update fails with error “no match for argument”
in Linux
Applies To
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Linux x86-64
Symptoms
While attempting to update packages, the “no match for argument” and “Error: No packages marked for upgrade” is returned:
# dnf update sssd-common Last metadata expiration check: 0:00:13 ago on Fri 26 Jan 2024 08:35:36 AM PST. No match for argument: sssd-common Error: No packages marked for upgrade.
It is confirmed that the package in question is installed, and the relevant repos enabled.
Cause
There is an “exclude” entry in the /etc/yum.conf as follows:
# grep exclude /etc/yum.conf exclude=sssd*,samba*,sss*
The “exclude” option in the /etc/yum.conf is described as follows:
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