rd.break is stuck at Warning: Break before switch_root

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • After adding rd.break to the kernel line, boot is stuck at
Starting dracut pre-pivot and cleanup hook...
[ some kernel time ] dracut-pre-pivot[452]: Warning: Break before switch_root

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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