RHEL7: system cannot boot when /usr is a separate file system with systemd-219-78.el7_9.8

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • System cannot boot when /usr is a separate file system with systemd-219-78.el7_9.8, the console shows the following messages

    [FAILED] Failed to mount /sysroot/sysroot/usr.
    [...]
    
    Failed to execute /bin/sh, giving up: No such file or directory
    
    [...]
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9
    • systemd-219-78.el7_9.8
    • systemd-219-78.el7_9.9 if kernel didn't got updated since updating from systemd-219-78.el7_9.8 to systemd-219-78.el7_9.9

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