"Ignoring unsafe software power cap!" error message seen on boot of RHEL 6
Issue
- A message similar to the one below may be seen in dmesg or on-screen during boot of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6:
power_meter ACPI000D:00: Ignoring unsafe software power cap!
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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