Default use_devicesfile value results in non bootable system after upgrade to 9.2 or later

Solution In Progress - Updated -

Issue

  • The system fails to boot and drops to maintenance mode when the default use_devicefiles value is set and upgrading from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • LVM2
    • use_devicesfile=1 in /etc/lvm/lvm.conf (default value in RHEL 9 is '1':enabled)

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