Why does the server fail to boot after enabling SELinux?

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Issue

  • The system fails to boot after the Selinux is enabled and below error message occurs during system reboot.
Failed to load SELinux policy. Freezing

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x.
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x.
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x.

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