Why system boots to grub rescue> prompt after a reboot ?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • The system boot process stops at a black & white screen with a grub rescue> prompt.
  • Server is getting stuck at every reboot at the grub rescue> prompt.
  • System fails to boot with "error: file 'grub2/i386-pc/normal.mod' not found"

    error: file 'grub/i386-pc/normal.mod' not found
    Entering rescue mode. . .
    grub rescue>
    
  • System fails to boot with "error: file 'grub2/i386-pc/XYZ.mod' not found", where 'XYX' module could be one of the following: normal.mod net.mod priority_queue.mod bufio.mod datetime.mod boot.mod terminal.mod crypto.mod extcmd.mod getteext.mod

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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