RHEL 9 boots into emergency mode with error: "Failed to switch root : Specified switch root path '/sysroot' does not seem to be an OS tree. os-release file is missing."

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • When RHEL 9 is upgraded to latest kernel version after provisioned with kickstart file, it boots into emergency mode displaying below message:
Failed to switch root : Specified switch root path '/sysroot' does not seem to be an OS tree. os-release file is missing.
initrd-switch-root.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
initrd-switch-root.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Failed to start Switch Root.

Environment

  • RHEL 9
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.11

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase, tools, and much more.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In

New to Red Hat?

Learn more about Red Hat subscriptions

Using a Red Hat product through a public cloud?

How to access this content