AWS CLI Error: LOADER: failed to restart process: Operation not permitted

[BEANB00ZLED]

Whenever I try to run an aws command on my RHEL 9 machine I get this error. The error number is inconsistent and i have tried reinstalling and checking for noexec within the mount, any ideas on what could be causing this?

[root@yumvmrhelvad ~]# aws --version
[PYI-3785:ERROR] LOADER: failed to restart process: Operation not permitted
[root@yumvmrhelvad ~]# aws --version
[PYI-3788:ERROR] LOADER: failed to restart process: Operation not permitted
[root@yumvmrhelvad ~]# 

[vignesh0x]

This usually happens when the AWS CLI executable cannot re-execute itself. On RHEL 9, common causes include:

• SELinux blocking execution (ausearch -m avc -ts recent)
• The filesystem being mounted with noexec
• Missing execute permissions on the AWS CLI binary
• Security software (CrowdStrike, Defender, etc.) preventing process execution
• Running the binary from a location with restricted execution policies

Can you provide the output of:

which aws
ls -l $(which aws)
mount | grep noexec
getenforce

Also, how was AWS CLI installed (official installer, RPM, pip, or package manager)?

[ramznagc]

One additional thing worth checking is whether the AWS CLI executable is being run from a filesystem mounted with noexec, or whether SELinux is denying execution.

Could you share the output of these commands?

which aws
ls -l "$(which aws)"
findmnt -T "$(which aws)" -o TARGET,OPTIONS
getenforce

If SELinux is enforcing, you can also check for recent denials with:

sudo ausearch -m AVC -ts recent

Please also confirm how AWS CLI was installed (official bundled installer, RPM, pip, or another package manager).

I would avoid disabling SELinux or changing mount options until the exact cause is identified.