RHEL 7 system with GUI installed starts to a black screen with gdm user password expiration error

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • A system with a GUI installed starts to a black screen, but startx can be run to bypass gdm and start Gnome.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2
  • Gnome Display Manager 3.14.2-19

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