OCI: Instance Failed to Boot with Error "cannot open access to console the root account is locked" (Doc ID 2848421.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Applies to:

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux x86-64

OCI Linux Instance fails to boot with following error on console log.

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