RHEL7: systemd - Failed to configure loopback device: Permission denied

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • When a user upgraded a system from RHEL7.0 to RHEL7.1, the following message was logged after a reboot:
  Apr 14 04:32:41 systemd: Failed to configure loopback device: Permission denied

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Systemd
  • Ipv6

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