A RHEL 7 server fails to boot with error message comm="systemd" reason=memory violation" sig=6

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • RHEL 7 server fails to boot. If verbose logs at the time of booting are collected, messages of following format were observed on the console :
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audit_printk_skb:51 callbacks suppressed
type=1701 audit(1501267593.231:41): auid=4294967295 pid=546 comm="systemd" reason=memory violation" sig=6
.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • systemd

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