Failed to start reboot.target: Operation refused, unit reboot.target may be requested by dependency only
Issue
[root@]# systemctl reboot
Failed to start reboot.target: Operation refused, unit reboot.target may be requested by dependency only (it is configured to refuse manual start/stop).
See system logs and 'systemctl status reboot.target' for details.
Environment
- Redhat Enterprise Linux 7
- Systemd
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