Unable to read file on a local filesystem

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Unable to read file on a local filesystem
  • Doing a simple cat on the file results in permission denied error.
# cat /etc/grub.conf 
cat: /etc/grub.conf: Permission denied

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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