Oracle Linux: Pre-upgrade Utility Fails with Error "UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf8' codec can't decode byte 0xbb in position 6: invalid start byte" (Doc ID 2969436.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 22, 2023

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 7.7 with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel [4.14.35] and later
Linux x86-64

Below error is noticed during the Leapp Preupgrade

Leapp preupgrade is executed.

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