RHEL 7 restored from ReaR doesn't boot if custom backup excludes were used for backup

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • RHEL 7 system restored from ReaR doesn't finish the boot after relabelling the filesystem.
  • Many files from /usr/lib64 are reported as having SELinux label system_u:object_r:tmp_t:s0 during boot after ReaR restore.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 system restored by ReaR
  • SELinux in enforcing mode
  • Custom content of BACKUP_PROG_EXCLUDE variable in ReaR configuration was used to create the backup

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