title: CentOS: I can't install crontab
body: <p>I need install crond service and I'm not able to do this.
  Where could be the problem? Please help.</p>
  
  <pre><code>sudo yum install vixie-cron crontabs
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>...</p>
  
  <pre><code>Downloading Packages:
  (1/2): crontabs-1.10-11.el5.noarch.rpm                   | 7.0 kB     00:00
  (2/2): vixie-cron-4.1-81.el5.x86_64.rpm                  |  83 kB     00:00
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Total                                           1.7 MB/s |  90 kB     00:00
  Running rpm_check_debug
  Running Transaction Test
  Finished Transaction Test
  Transaction Test Succeeded
  Running Transaction
    Installing     : vixie-cron                                               1/3
  Error unpacking rpm package 4:vixie-cron-4.1-81.el5.x86_64
  error: unpacking of archive failed on file /etc/cron.d: cpio: mkdir
    Updating       : crontabs                                                 2/3
  Error unpacking rpm package crontabs-1.10-11.el5.noarch
  error: unpacking of archive failed on file /etc/crontab;51dc6ae1: cpio: open
  
  Failed:
    crontabs.noarch 0:1.10-11.el5          vixie-cron.x86_64 4:4.1-81.el5
  
  Complete!
  root@serverx:~# /sbin/chkconfig crond on
  error reading information on service crond: No such file or directory
  </code></pre>