restorecon failed: 'Operation not permitted'

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • While restoring file(s) default SELinux security contexts, operation fail with the following message:

        restorecon: Could not set context for <file>:  Operation not permitted

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

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