Why does a cloned system go into emergency mode even though there is no filesystem or systemd problem?

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Issue

  • The system while booted with any kernel goes into emergency mode even though it's verified in rescue environment that no filesystem is at risk or there is no systemd issues.
Welcome to emergency mode!After logging in,type "systemctl default" or ^D to try again to boot into default mode

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5

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