Why is the system landing up in the License Information screen after every reboot?

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Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Issue

  • After every reboot, the system does not show the login screen and instead lands up in the License Information screen on every reboot.

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Resolution

  • On RHEL 8 system, disable the following services manually:
# systemctl disable initial-setup.service
# systemctl disable initial-setup-reconfiguration.service
  • On RHEL 7, disable the following services:
# systemctl disable initial-setup.service
# systemctl disable initial-setup-reconfiguration.service
# systemctl disable initial-setup-text.service
# systemctl disable initial-setup-graphical.service

Root Cause

  • Previously, the License Information page appeared the first time after OS installation. The service initial-setup.service is responsible for this license prompt. Disabling the service will prevent it from appearing again on next reboot.

Diagnostic Steps

  • Disable the initial-setup.service, initial-setup-reconfiguration.service, initial-setup-text.service and initial-setup-graphical.service services.

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