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Oracle Linux: After Upgrade System Fails to Boot With Error "Failed to mount /sysroot" (Doc ID 2699802.1)

Last updated on MARCH 24, 2023

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 7.0 to Oracle Linux 8.0 [Release OL7 to OL8]
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux x86-64

Symptoms

On Oracle Linux, after installing a new kernel, The server no longer boots and fails with below messages.

Changes

 VM restarted after upgrading kernel.

Cause

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