/usr/share/cracklib/pw_dict: error reading header + Linux

At the time of changing password of user "kirjad" we got below error:

root@testsrv ~]# passwd kirjad
Changing password for user kirjad.
New password:
/usr/share/cracklib/pw_dict: error reading header
PWOpen: Success

Solution:

1. Re-install "cracklib-dicts" rpm.
[root@testsrv ~]# rpm -e cracklib-dicts --nodeps

-e : to erase/uninstall cracklib-dicts rpm

2. 
[root@testsrv ~]# yum install cracklib-dicts
Loaded plugins: product-id, refresh-packagekit, security, subscription-manager
This system is not registered to Red Hat Subscription Management. You can use subscription-manager to register.

yum                                                      | 3.9 kB     00:00 ...
yum-update                                               | 3.0 kB     00:00 ...
yum-update/primary_db                                    |  13 MB     00:00 ...
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package cracklib-dicts.x86_64 0:2.8.16-4.el6 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

================================================================================
Package                Arch           Version                Repository   Size
================================================================================
Installing:
cracklib-dicts         x86_64         2.8.16-4.el6           yum         3.6 M

Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install       1 Package(s)

Total download size: 3.6 M
Installed size: 8.9 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Warning: RPMDB altered outside of yum.
** Found 1 pre-existing rpmdb problem(s), 'yum check' output follows:
pam-1.1.1-17.el6.x86_64 has missing requires of cracklib-dicts >= ('0', '2.8', None)
  Installing : cracklib-dicts-2.8.16-4.el6.x86_64                           1/1
  Verifying  : cracklib-dicts-2.8.16-4.el6.x86_64                           1/1

Installed:
  cracklib-dicts.x86_64 0:2.8.16-4.el6

Complete!

3. 
[root@testsrv ~]# passwd kirjad
Changing password for user kirjad.
New password:
Retype new password:
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.
[root@testsrv ~]# 

Regards,

Kalyanjit