Why "systemctl" is not honouring Drop-Ins ( /etc/systemd/system/name.type.d/*.conf ) ?

Solution In Progress - Updated -

Issue

  • Why "systemctl enable" command is not creating symlink if "WantedBy" parameter mentioned in "/etc/systemd/system/name.type.d/.conf"* ?
  • Why systemd unit file configuration is not overwritten by "/etc/systemd/system/name.type.d/.conf"* ?
  • Why parameters in "Install" Section of a Drop-In file is not being reflected in "systemctl enable" command ?
  • "add-wants" and "add-requires" feature in "systemctl" command for RHEL 7

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1
  • systemd-208-11.el7

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