Can't install kernel 2.6.5-1.435.2.3

[Satish Balay]

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>>>> Try uninstalling/reinstalling the kernel manually (with rpm) - and
>>>> look for the error messages during install.
>>>
>>> Tried that and got:
>>>
>>> [root at epo kernels]# rpm -ivh kernel-2.6.6-1.435.2.3.i686.rpm
>>> Preparing...                ###########################################
>>> [100%]
>>>    1:kernel                 ###########################################
>>> [100%]
>>> /sbin/mkinitrd: line 294: /sbin/nash: No such file or directory
>>> /sbin/mkinitrd: line 294: /sbin/nash: No such file or directory
>>> /sbin/mkinitrd: line 294: /sbin/nash: No such file or directory
>>> /sbin/mkinitrd: line 294: /sbin/nash: No such file or directory
>>> no temporary directory could be found
>>> mkinitrd failed
>>> [root at epo kernels]#
>>>
>>> /sbin/nash is a link to /sbin/nash-i386 which is not on the system.
>>> What's in this file and how can I recreate it?

I encountered the same problem. I'm not sure how the /sbin/nash-i386
link came into being. I worked arround it with reinstalling mkinitrd
rpm

rpm --replacepkgs -Uvh mkinitrd...rpm

Satish