Directory server fails to start with message: Failed to open errors log file

Issue

• RHDS directory service fails to start.

[root@host1 ~]# systemctl status dirsrv@dir.service
● dirsrv@dir.service - 389 Directory Server dir.
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/dirsrv@.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Drop-In: /usr/lib/systemd/system/dirsrv@.service.d
└─custom.conf
Active: inactive (dead) since Mon 2023-04-24 15:21:14 CST; 56min ago
Process: 2572626 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/ns-slapd -D /etc/dirsrv/slapd-dir -i /run/dirsrv/slapd-dir.pid (code=exited, status=0/>
Process: 2572619 ExecStartPre=/usr/libexec/dirsrv/ds_selinux_restorecon.sh /etc/dirsrv/slapd-dir/dse.ldif (code=exited, sta>
Process: 2572614 ExecStartPre=/usr/libexec/dirsrv/ds_systemd_ask_password_acl /etc/dirsrv/slapd-dir/dse.ldif (code=exited, >
Main PID: 2572626 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Status: "slapd started: Ready to process requests"

Apr 24 15:21:11 host1 ns-slapd[2572626]: Failed to reopen errors log file, Netscape Portable Runtime error -5966 (Acce>
Apr 24 15:21:12 host1 ns-slapd[2572626]: Failed to open errors log file /var/log/dirsrv/slapd-dir/errors: error 13 (Pe>
Apr 24 15:21:12 host1 ns-slapd[2572626]: Failed to reopen errors log file, Netscape Portable Runtime error -5966 (Acce>
Apr 24 15:21:14 host1 ns-slapd[2572626]: Failed to open errors log file /var/log/dirsrv/slapd-dir/errors: error 13 (Pe>
Apr 24 15:21:14 host1 ns-slapd[2572626]: Failed to reopen errors log file, Netscape Portable Runtime error -5966 (Acce>
Apr 24 15:21:14 host1 ns-slapd[2572626]: Failed to open errors log file /var/log/dirsrv/slapd-dir/errors: error 13 (Pe>
Apr 24 15:21:14 host1 ns-slapd[2572626]: Failed to reopen errors log file, Netscape Portable Runtime error -5966 (Acce>
Apr 24 15:21:14 host1 ns-slapd[2572626]: Failed to open errors log file /var/log/dirsrv/slapd-dir/errors: error 13 (Pe>
Apr 24 15:21:14 host1 ns-slapd[2572626]: Failed to reopen errors log file, Netscape Portable Runtime error -5966 (Acce>
Apr 24 15:21:14 host1 systemd[1]: dirsrv@dir.service: Succeeded.