systemctl --user option not working on RHEL 8 as an unprivileged user

Solution In Progress - Updated -

Issue

  • When executing the systemctl command with the --user option as a rootless user, an error occurs.
$ systemctl --user list-unit-files
Failed to get D-Bus connection: Connection refused

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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