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Oracle Linux: KVM Guest In A Reboot Loop with Error "Out of memory: Kill process OOM" (Doc ID 2906357.1)

Last updated on DECEMBER 01, 2022

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 7.8 with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel [4.14.35] to Oracle Linux 9.0 with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel [5.15.0] [Release OL7U8 to OL9]
Information in this document applies to any platform.
Linux x86-64

Symptoms

In this case KVM Guest got into reboot loop and displayed Out Of Memory (oom) error on the console.
sample error message looks like below

 

Changes

/etc/sysctl.conf file was modified

Cause

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