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Title: Cannot elevate from CentOS 7 to Almalinux 8: /sys/fs/selinux: Read-only file sys
Post by: senthil on Sep 29, 2025, 08:18 AM

Symptoms

Cannot elevate from CentOS 7 to Almalinux 8, the script fails with the following error:

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Summary: {"STDERR": "Failed to create directory /var/lib/leapp/el8userspace//sys/fs/selinux: Read only file system Failed to create directory /var/lib/leapp/el8userspace//sys/fs/selinux: Read-only file system\nNo matches found for the following disable plugin patterns: subscription-manager Repository extras is listed more than once in the configuration Repository extras-source is listed more than once in the configuration Warning: Package marked by Leapp to upgrade not found in repositories metadata: gpg- pubkey leapp-upgrade-el7toel8 leapp python2-leapp Error: Error downloading packages: psa-autoinstaller-3.64.0-0redhat.8.240819.0536.x86_64: Cannot download, all mirrors were already tried without success\n", "STDOUT": "Last metadata expiration check: 0:00:18 ago on Sat Oct 5 00:23:56 2024. Package python3-inotify-0.9.6-2.centos.7+p18.0.63.0+t240715.1829.x86_64 is already installed. Dependencies resolved.

Cause

Missing DNF package.

Resolution

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