mv command throws the error 'mv: setting attribute `security.selinux' for `security.selinux''

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • mv command throws the following error:

    $ mv test.txt /dir_on_another_fs
    mv: setting attribute `security.selinux' for `security.selinux'
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • SELinux
  • coreutils

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