Unable to execute binary files of /bin directory.
Issue
- Most of the binaries inside /bin/ directory gives error while execution.
[root@example ~]# hostname
-bash: /bin/hostname: cannot execute binary file
[root@example ~]# grep "nameserver" /etc/resolv.conf
-bash: /bin/grep: cannot execute binary file
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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