Yum Update Fails Due to SSSD and libipa_hbac Dependency Conflicts

Issue

Unable to update because of conflicts and missing dependencies between sssd and libipa_hbac packages:

Problem 1: cannot install best update candidate for sssd-ad-2.9.4-5.el8_10.2.x86_64
- nothing provides required dependencies from baseos

Problem 2: cannot install best update candidate for sssd-ipa-2.9.4-5.el8_10.2.x86_64
- nothing provides required dependencies from baseos

Problem 3: sssd-2.9.4-5.el8_10.2 requires sssd-ipa = 2.9.4-5.el8_10.2, but no providers can be installed

Problem 4: installed sssd-ipa-2.9.4-5.el8_10.1 requires libipa_hbac(x86-64) = 2.9.4-5.el8_10.1, but no providers can be installed
- conflict between libipa_hbac-2.9.4-5.el8_10.2 and installed 2.9.4-5.el8_10.1 versions

Problem 5: installed sssd-ad-2.9.4-5.el8_10.1 requires sssd-common = 2.9.4-5.el8_10.1, but no providers can be installed
- conflicts with libsss_autofs-2.9.4-5.el8_10.2

Problem 6: installed sssd-2.9.4-5.el8_10.1 requires sssd-common = 2.9.4-5.el8_10.1, but no providers can be installed
- conflicts with libsss_certmap-2.9.4-5.el8_10.2
- requires sssd-ipa-2.9.4-5.el8_10.2, which is unavailable

(try adding '--allowerasing', '--skip-broken', or '--nobest' to your command to resolve conflicts)

Environment

• CloudLinux 8
• AlmaLinux repositories

Solution

This is a known AlmaLinux issue, and a fix is currently on the way.

Cause

The issue is caused by version conflicts and missing dependencies between installed sssd packages and their update candidates, preventing the update from resolving dependencies and completing.