RHEL 7 boots into emergency mode with error: "Failed to switch root: Specified switch root path /sysroot does not seem to be an OS tree. os-release file is missing."
Issue
- System boots into emergency mode with error:
Failed to switch root: Specified switch root path /sysroot does not seem to be an OS tree. os-release file is missing.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
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