System cannot boot: Failed to load SELinux policy, freezing
Issue
After enabling SELinux, the system cannot boot any longer. These messages appear on the screen:
[ OK ] Reached target Switch Root.
Starting Switch Root...
[!!!!!!] Failed to load SELinux policy, freezing
and the booting process does not continue.
Environment
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
selinux-policy-targeted
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