Why do I get unexpected “Operation not permitted” errors when trying to access files

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

User cannot execute operations (e.g. read) on certain files even though the ownership and permissions appear to be correct.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, 9
  • fapolicyd service running

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