System cannot boot with "/sbin/fsck.tmpfs cannot be used" in logs

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Issue

  • System is unable to boot, and following message is seen in the logs:
Checking was requested for filesystem, but /sbin/fsck.tmpfs cannot be used: No such file or directory

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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