Install fails to create boot entry in EFI mode

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Issue

  • Anaconda fails to write an efi boot entry if an efi variable is longer than 1024 bytes exists
  • First boot after installation fails due to missing boot entry.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0

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