The systemctl user option is missing

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • The --user option is not available to the systemctl command
  • When trying to use --user the following error is received
Failed to get D-Bus connection: Connection refused

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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