A service fails to start when PrivateTmp is in place and /var/tmp is a symlink to /tmp

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • Can't start mariadb with PrivateTmp if /var/tmp is a symbolic link to /tmp
  • Unable to start ntpd via systemctl

Environment

RHEL 7
systemd

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