OCI: OL7 Instance Aborts Boot Into Dracut's Prompt After net-lib.sh "syntax error in expression" and "error token" Error (Doc ID 2864180.1)

Last updated on APRIL 27, 2022

Applies to:

Symptoms

After presenting the below errors in Console History during boot, the system enters Dracut's prompt:

[ OK ] Mounted Configuration File System.
[ OK ] Reached target System Initialization.
[ OK ] Listening on Open-iSCSI iscsiuio Socket.
[ OK ] Reached target Sockets.
[ OK ] Reached target Basic System.
[ OK ] Found device BlockVolume 3.
Starting File System Check on /dev/...d-8986-43e4-8229-0775eb9bc795...
[ OK ] Started File System Check on /dev/d...ced-8986-43e4-8229-0775eb9bc795.
[ 2.085653] dracut-initqueue[453]: /lib/net-lib.sh: line 714: 5 5*10: syntax error in expression (error token is "5*10")
[ 2.104166] dracut-initqueue[453]: RTNETLINK answers: File exists
[ 127.568749] dracut-initqueue[453]: Warning: dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts
[ 128.099649] dracut-initqueue[453]: Warning: dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts
(...)
[ 189.159712] dracut-initqueue[453]: Warning: dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts
[ 189.680613] dracut-initqueue[453]: Warning: dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts
[ 189.685675] dracut-initqueue[453]: Warning: Could not boot.
Starting Setup Virtual Console...
[ OK ] Started Setup Virtual Console.
Starting Dracut Emergency Shell...

Generating "/run/initramfs/rdsosreport.txt"

Entering emergency mode. Exit the shell to continue.
Type "journalctl" to view system logs.
You might want to save "/run/initramfs/rdsosreport.txt" to a USB stick or /boot
after mounting them and attach it to a bug report.

dracut:/# 

The Boot sequence can be normally resumed by typing the "exit" command and the system works normally after that.

If the system is rebooted, the issue repeats.

Cause

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