Read-only locking type set. Write locks are prohibited. (LVM)

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Issue

  • System failed to boot with below error messages
dracut: Read-only locking type set. Write locks are prohibited.
dracut: Can't get lock for VG

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
  • Logical Volume Manager (LVM) 2

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