Red Hat Enterprise Linux Image Builder fails to build images and produces error: "error: failed to exec scriptlet interpreter /bin/sh: Permission denied"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Image Builder fails to build images while using # composer-cli command or from the cockpit WebUI.
  • The following error is shown in the logs

    May 21 09:01:19 server osbuild-worker[27114]: time="2023-05-21T09:01:19-04:00" level=info msg="    libbytesize-2.5-3.el9.x86_64" jobId=51e04c63-5c6b-497e-b64e-bb07448455e5
    May 21 09:01:19 server osbuild-worker[27114]: time="2023-05-21T09:01:19-04:00" level=info msg="    error: failed to exec scriptlet interpreter /bin/sh: Permission denied" jobId=51e04c63-5c6b-497e-b64e-bb07448455e5
    May 21 09:01:19 server osbuild-worker[27114]: time="2023-05-21T09:01:19-04:00" level=info msg="    error: %prein(libutempter-1.2.1-6.el9.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 127" jobId=51e04c63-5c6b-497e-b64e-bb07448455e5
    May 21 09:01:19 server osbuild-worker[27114]: time="2023-05-21T09:01:19-04:00" level=info msg="    error: libutempter-1.2.1-6.el9.x86_64: install failed" jobId=51e04c63-5c6b-497e-b64e-bb07448455e5
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux >= 8.3.
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.x.

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