Disabling FIPS results in inconsistent state

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Issue

  • How to disable FIPS in RHEL 8/9?

  • Disabling FIPS results in inconsistent state.

    # fips-mode-setup --check 
FIPS mode is disabled.
Inconsistent state detected.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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