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[Azure] SELinux error at boot for Linux

  • November 7, 2019
  • 2 min read
Cloud and Virtualization Architect. Florent is specializing in public, hybrid, and private cloud technologies. He is a Microsoft MVP in Cloud and Datacenter Management and an MCSE in Private Cloud.
Cloud and Virtualization Architect. Florent is specializing in public, hybrid, and private cloud technologies. He is a Microsoft MVP in Cloud and Datacenter Management and an MCSE in Private Cloud.

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Today, one of my clients made a modification of SELinux on a VM on Azure, with the result, the following message as an error in the Serial Console of Azure:

Failed to load SELinux policy. Freezing.

SELinux policy

To correct this, click on the small power button and click Restart VM then press e on your keyboard to modify the boot:

Restart VM

Choose the first line and go down to the bottom. Add in line linux16 after root = … this:

selinux = 0

This will make the SELinux go by the boot:

SELinux feedback

Do Ctrl + X and the server should start without worry:

SELinux feedback

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Alex Bykovskyi StarWind Virtual HCI Appliance Product Manager
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