Why do I see "Activation via systemd failed for unit ~, Refusing activation, D-Bus is shutting down."

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • The errors below are seen in /var/log/messages:
dbus[473]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.nm-dispatcher.service': Refusing activation, D-Bus is shutting down.
dbus-daemon: dbus[473]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.nm-dispatcher.service': Refusing activation, D-Bus is shutting down.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • systemd
  • dbus
  • NetworkManager

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