System fails to boot when luks volume is present and /var is configured as a dedicated mount point

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Issue

  • System fails to boot when LUKS volume is present and /var is configured as a dedicated mount point. At boot, or after install, the system hangs at "Starting Switch Root..."

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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